🌟 -라니

Ending of a Word

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

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

🗣️ Usage Example:

네가 몇 년 동안 찾던 사람이 바로 나라니!
I'm the one you've been looking for for years!
이렇게 양도 많고 맛있는 음식이 천 원이라니!
1,000 won for such a large and delicious meal!
지수는 아직 어려 보이는데 벌써 아이가 둘이라니!
Jisoo looks young, but she already has two children!
♔ 평소에 나를 많이 도와주셨던 분이 너희 어머니시라니!
It's your mother who used to help me a lot!
♕ 참 신기하다. 그러고 보면 세상 참 좁구나.
That's amazing. come to think of it, it's a small world.

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📚 Annotation: ‘이다’, ‘아니다’ 또는 ‘-으시-’, ‘-더-’, ‘-으리-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

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