-던데Korean sentence ending · TOPIK 3

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TOPIK 3 3급 Sentence Endings 종결 어미exclamation 감탄

(informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used to admire something in the past while anticipating the listener's response.

형태Forms

-던데-던데요

Which one you use is decided by what comes in front of it — see the usage rule under each meaning below.

(informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used to admire something in the past while anticipating the listener's response.

(두루낮춤으로) 듣는 사람의 반응을 기대하며 과거의 어떤 일에 대해 감탄함을 나타내는 종결 어미.

쓰임Usage

Attaches after the copula 이다, verbs and adjectives, the honorific -으시-, the past -었- or the future -겠-.

‘이다’, 동사와 형용사 또는 ‘-으시-’, ‘-었-’, ‘-겠-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

예문Examples

요즘 자네가 아주 잘되고 있다는 소리가 들리던데.

I hear you've been doing really well lately.

자네 어제 가죽 재킷을 입은 모습이 근사하던데.

You looked great in that leather jacket yesterday.

이번 시상식은 유명한 사람들도 많이 참석하고 굉장하던데.

This awards ceremony was amazing — so many famous people attended.

대화In conversation

승규야, 네가 걱정하던 것과는 달리 성적이 아주 잘 나왔던데.

Seunggyu, your grades turned out really well, unlike what you were worried about.

이번에 운이 좋았나 봐.

I guess I was just lucky this time.

관련 문법Related grammar

Other sentence endings you will meet alongside this one.

-거든 -geodeun 거든요 (informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending referring to the reason, cause, or basis for the preceding statement that the speaker thought… TOPIK 3 -는구나 -neunguna -구나 (formal, highly addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used to imply a certain feeling in a newly learned fact. TOPIK 3 -는다 -neunda -ㄴ다 · -다 (formal, highly addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used to describe an event or fact of the present. TOPIK 3 -니 -ni -으니 (formal, highly addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending referring to a question. TOPIK 3 -자 -ja (formal, highly addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used to indicate the suggestion to do a certain act together. TOPIK 3 -잖아 -jana -잖아요 (informal addressee-lowering) An expression used to check with or correct the listener on something about a certain situation. TOPIK 3

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does -던데 mean in Korean?

-던데 is a sentence ending introduced at 3급 (TOPIK 3). (informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used to admire something in the past while anticipating the listener's response.

When do you use -던데?

Attaches after the copula 이다, verbs and adjectives, the honorific -으시-, the past -었- or the future -겠-. The other shape is -던데요 — same point, different environment.

What is the difference between -던데 and -던데요?

None in meaning — they are two shapes of the same sentence ending, and which one appears is decided by the sound in front of it, not by what you want to say.

What TOPIK level is -던데?

3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate. It is one of 67 grammar points at that level.

Definition, usage note, examples and dialogue from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.