🌟 -ㄴ다니

Ending of a Word  

1. (두루낮춤으로) 뜻밖의 사실에 놀라서 되묻거나 감탄할 때 쓰는 종결 어미.

1. -NDANI: (informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used when asking again or admiring an unexpected fact in surprise.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 꺼져 가는 생명을 그냥 보고 있어야만 한다니!
    I have to watch a dying life!
  • 도대체 어떻게 된 거야? 지수가 뜬금없이 결혼한다니?
    What the hell happened? what do you mean ji-soo is getting married out of the blue?
  • 돌아가신 아버지가 유일하게 남기신 집을 팔아 버린다니!
    Sell the only house left by my late father!
  • 어린 아기였던 아이가 벌써 자라서 올해 학교에 들어간다니!
    The little baby's already grown up and going to school this year!
  • 엄마, 나 대학에 안 갈 거예요.
    Mom, i'm not going to college.
    무슨 말이야? 공부를 그만둔다니!
    What do you mean? i can't believe you quit studying!
Reference Word -는다니: (두루낮춤으로) 뜻밖의 사실에 놀라서 되묻거나 감탄할 때 쓰는 종결 어미.
Reference Word -다니: (두루낮춤으로) 뜻밖의 사실에 놀라서 되묻거나 감탄할 때 쓰는 종결 어미.
Reference Word -라니: (두루낮춤으로) 뜻밖의 사실에 놀라서 되묻거나 감탄할 때 쓰는 종결 어미.

📚 Annotation: 받침이 없거나 ‘ㄹ’ 받침인 동사 또는 ‘-으시-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

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