-는다던가
-neundadeon-ga
did (someone) say that...?
Attaches to verb stems to ask the listener to confirm something they've heard, or, in a musing tone, to recall or wonder about a fact from the past — 'did I hear that...?' or 'I wonder if... was said'.
Form
- Other shapes
- -다던가 · -라던가
Meanings
- 1
(formal, moderately addressee-lowering) An expression used to ask the listener something to check the information.
(예사 낮춤으로) 어떤 사실을 듣는 사람에게 확인하여 물어봄을 나타내는 표현.
- 2
An expression used to talk to oneself or try to remember while looking back on the past.
지나간 일을 회상하면서 혼잣말하듯 마음속으로 물어보거나 떠올려 봄을 나타내는 표현.
Examples
지수가 나 퇴근할 때까지 못 기다린다던가?
Did Jisu say she couldn't wait until I got off work?
승규는 무슨 노래를 잘 부른다던가?
What song did they say Seunggyu is good at singing?
민준이는 돈을 누구에게 빌린다던가?
Who did they say Minjun is borrowing money from?
유민이는 요즘 어떤 사람을 만난다던가? 직장 동료와 사귀는 모양이에요.
Who did they say Yumin has been seeing lately? Apparently she's dating a coworker.
혼자서 아이 둘을 어떻게 키운다던가.
I wonder how she's supposed to raise two kids all by herself.
남은 일은 언제 마저 한다던가.
I wonder when they said the rest of the work would get finished.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Quick check
1. What does ‘-는다던가’ mean?
2. Which form means “did (someone) say that...?”?