-었더니
-eotdeoni
and then (as a result)
Attaches to a verb stem, almost always with a first-person past-tense subject, to show that after doing something, a new fact or situation was discovered—'I did X, and then (found that)...'—or that the past action is the reason for what follows.
Form
- Attaches to
- Verb, Adjective, Auxiliary
- Other shapes
- -았더니 · -였더니
Meanings
- 1
An expression used to indicate that there is a new incident or situation, different from a past one.
과거의 사실이나 상황과 다른 새로운 사실이나 상황이 있음을 나타내는 표현.
- 2
An expression used to indicate that a past incident or situation becomes the cause or reason for the following statement.
과거의 사실이나 상황이 뒤에 오는 말의 원인이나 이유가 됨을 나타내는 표현.
Examples
길을 따라 계속 걸었더니 작은 절이 나타났다.
I kept walking along the road, and then a small temple appeared.
초인종 소리에 문을 열었더니 우체부 아저씨였다.
I opened the door at the sound of the doorbell, and it was the mailman.
간식으로 야채 주스를 줬더니 아들이 먹기 싫다고 한다.
I gave my son vegetable juice as a snack, and he says he doesn't want to drink it.
왜 창문을 열다 말아? 날씨가 더워 열었더니 밖에서 냄새가 나네.
Why did you stop opening the window halfway? I opened it because it was hot, but there's a smell coming from outside.
술을 많이 마셨더니 어지럽다.
I drank a lot of alcohol, so now I feel dizzy.
저녁을 많이 먹었더니 배가 아프다.
I ate a lot for dinner, so now my stomach hurts.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Don’t confuse with
Forms with a close meaning — a favourite source of wrong answers on TOPIK.
Quick check
1. What does ‘-었더니’ mean?
2. Which form means “and then (as a result)”?