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-는대Korean expression · TOPIK 4

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TOPIK 4 4급Expressions 표현quotation 인용2 senses

One expression with 2 distinct uses in the dictionary. Each is below with its own usage rule and examples.

형태Forms

-는대-ㄴ대-는대요-대-대요-래-래요-으래-으래요-재-재요

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

(informal addressee-lowering) An expression used to indirectly tell something the speaker heard from another person.

(두루낮춤으로) 다른 사람이 말한 내용을 간접적으로 전할 때 쓰는 표현.

쓰임Usage

Attaches after verbs ending in a consonant other than ㄹ. A contracted form of -는다고 해.

‘ㄹ’을 제외한 받침 있는 동사 뒤에 붙여 쓴다. ‘-는다고 해’가 줄어든 말이다.

예문Examples

오늘 저녁에 뷔페를 먹는대.

They say we're having a buffet for dinner tonight.

이번 학기 동안 그 책을 다 읽는대.

They say they'll read the whole book this semester.

드라마 결말에서 주인공이 결국 죽는대.

They say the main character dies at the end of the drama.

대화In conversation

내일부터 신청서 접수를 받는대.

They say they're accepting applications starting tomorrow.

그러면 지금 미리 신청서를 써놔야 겠다.

Then I should write the application in advance.

(informal addressee-lowering) An expression used to ask about something the listener knows from having heard it.

(두루낮춤으로) 듣는 사람이 이전에 들어서 알고 있는 사실을 물어볼 때 쓰는 표현.

쓰임Usage

Attaches after verbs ending in a consonant other than ㄹ. A contracted form of -는다고 해.

‘ㄹ’을 제외한 받침 있는 동사 뒤에 붙여 쓴다. ‘-는다고 해’가 줄어든 말이다.

예문Examples

민준이가 이 노래를 듣는대?

Is Minjun listening to this song?

유민이는 전문가 코스를 밟는대?

Is Yumin taking the professional course?

그 사람이 자기 살 집을 직접 짓는대?

Is that person building their own house?

대화In conversation

지수가 빵을 여기에 두면 가져가서 먹는대?

Does Jisu take the bread and eat it if you leave it here?

응. 이따가 여기에 들른다고 했어.

Yeah, she said she'd stop by later.

관련 문법Related grammar

Other expressions you will meet alongside this one.

-고 들다 -go deulda An expression used to press someone to do the preceding act. TOPIK 4 -고 보다 -go boda An expression indicating that the action implied by the preceding word is done first and the subsequent events are thought about later. TOPIK 4 -고 해서 -go haeseo An expression used to state that the content of the preceding statement is one of several reasons for doing the act mentioned in the following… TOPIK 4 -나 싶다 -na sipda An expression used to indicate that the speaker is making a subjective and uncertain guess about the preceding statement. TOPIK 4 -는 김에 -neun gime -ㄴ 김에 · -은 김에 An expression used to indicate that one is doing a certain act, after the act mentioned in the preceding statement or while doing a similar behavior… TOPIK 4 -는 대로 -neun daero -ㄴ 대로 · -은 대로 An expression used to indicate that something is the same as the present act or state mentioned in the preceding statement. TOPIK 4

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does -는대 mean in Korean?

-는대 is a expression introduced at 4급 (TOPIK 4). (informal addressee-lowering) An expression used to indirectly tell something the speaker heard from another person. It has 2 distinct senses, all listed on this page.

When do you use -는대?

Attaches after verbs ending in a consonant other than ㄹ. A contracted form of -는다고 해. The other shape is -ㄴ대, -는대요, -대, -대요, -래, -래요, -으래, -으래요, -재, -재요 — same point, different environment.

What is the difference between -는대 and -ㄴ대?

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 -는대?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper 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.