는 마당에Korean expression · TOPIK 6

-neun madang-e

An expression used to indicate that one is in a situation or position where something mentioned in the preceding statement has already occurred.

형태Forms

는 마당에-ㄴ 마당에-은 마당에

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

An expression used to indicate that one is in a situation or position where something mentioned in the preceding statement has already occurred.

앞에 오는 말이 나타내는 일이 이루어지는 상황이나 처지를 나타내는 표현.

쓰임Usage

Attaches after 있다, 없다, 계시다, adjectives and verbs ending in 있다 or 없다, the honorific -으시- or the future -겠-.

'있다', '없다', '계시다'나 '있다', '없다'로 끝나는 형용사, 동사 또는 '-으시-', '-겠-' 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

예문Examples

하루하루 늙어 가는 마당에 건강보다 중요한 것이 무엇이겠는가?

In a situation where we're aging day by day, what could be more important than health?

내 할 일도 너무 많아서 쩔쩔매는 마당에 내가 누구를 돕겠어?

I'm already overwhelmed with my own work, so who could I possibly help?

생활비도 모자라는 마당에 저축이 다 뭔가?

When we're short on living expenses, what's the point of saving?

대화In conversation

자네, 해외로 이민을 가서 고향에는 돌아오지 않을 거라던데 정말인가?

I heard you're emigrating abroad and won't return to your hometown. Is that true?

그렇네. 떠나는 마당에 더 이상 무슨 미련이 있겠는가.

Yes. Since I'm leaving, what regrets could I possibly have?

관련 문법Related grammar

Other expressions you will meet alongside this one.

-기 일쑤이다 -gi ilssu-ida An expression used to state that the incident mentioned in the preceding statement happens frequently. TOPIK 6 -기 짝이 없다 -gi jjagi eopda An expression used to stress that something is incomparably great or severe. TOPIK 6 -는 한이 있어도 -neun hani isseodo -는 한이 있더라도 An expression used to indicate the speaker's commitment to accomplish the following statement, although the speaker must overcome the extreme… TOPIK 6 -는다는 -neundaneun -ㄴ다는 · -는단 · -다는 An expression used to quote someone while modifying the following noun. TOPIK 6 -는다던가 -neundadeon-ga -다던가 · -라던가 (formal, moderately addressee-lowering) An expression used to ask the listener something to check the information. TOPIK 6 -어 치우다 -아 치우다 · -여 치우다 TOPIK 6

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does 는 마당에 mean in Korean?

는 마당에 is a expression introduced at 6급 (TOPIK 6). An expression used to indicate that one is in a situation or position where something mentioned in the preceding statement has already occurred.

When do you use 는 마당에?

Attaches after 있다, 없다, 계시다, adjectives and verbs ending in 있다 or 없다, the honorific -으시- or the future -겠-. The other shape is -ㄴ 마당에, -은 마당에 — same point, different environment.

What is the difference between 는 마당에 and -ㄴ 마당에?

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

What TOPIK level is 는 마당에?

6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery. It is one of 56 grammar points at that level.

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