🌟 -ㄴ다니

Ending of a Word

1. (아주낮춤으로) 어떤 사실을 주어진 것으로 치고 그에 대한 의문을 나타내는 종결 어미.

1. -NDANI: (formal, highly addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used to ask a question about a certain fact that is assumed to be already given.

🗣️ Usage Example:

이 라디오는 어떻게 작동한다니?
How does this radio work?
이건 왜 하필 지금 고장이 난다니?
Why is it breaking down now?
이렇게 어려운 악보를 어떻게 외운다니?
How can you memorize such a difficult score?
♔ 지수야, 이번 시험 범위 확인했어?
Jisoo, did you check the scope of this test?
♕ 응. 근데 그렇게 넓은 범위를 언제 다 공부한다니?
Yeah. by the way, when are you going to study such a wide range?

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

💕Start ㄴ다니 🌾End

Start ㄴ

ㄴ End

Start 다

다 End

Start 니

니 End

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