-는다면Korean connective · TOPIK 4

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TOPIK 4 4급 Connectives 연결 어미condition 조건

A connective ending used when assuming a certain fact or situation.

형태Forms

-는다면-ㄴ다면-다면-라면

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

A connective ending used when assuming a certain fact or situation.

어떠한 사실이나 상황을 가정하는 뜻을 나타내는 연결 어미.

쓰임Usage

Attaches after verbs ending in a consonant other than ㄹ.

'ㄹ'을 제외한 받침 있는 동사 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

예문Examples

한 달 동안 햄버거만 먹는다면 어떻게 될까?

What would happen if you ate only hamburgers for a month?

좋아하는 남자에게 편지를 받는다면 얼마나 좋을까?

How wonderful would it be to receive a letter from the man you like?

만약 동물의 마음을 읽는다면 재미있는 일이 생길 것 같다.

If you could read animals' minds, I think interesting things would happen.

대화In conversation

듣기 좋은 음악을 좀 추천해 줘.

Recommend some good music to listen to.

조용한 음악 위주로 듣는다면 이건 어때?

If you prefer calm music, how about this?

관련 문법Related grammar

Other connectives you will meet alongside this one.

-거니와 -geoniwa (old-fashioned) A connective ending used to recognize the truth of the preceding statement, while indicating there is another relevant fact. TOPIK 4 -고도 -godo A connective ending used to express a fact or feeling, and add that there is an opposite or another characteristic in the following statement. TOPIK 4 -고서 -goseo -고서는 · -고서야 A connective ending used to emphasize that the preceding statement comes before the following statement, or the preceding statement caused the… TOPIK 4 -고자 -goja A connective ending used when the speaker has a certain purpose, intention, hope, etc. TOPIK 4 -기에 -gie A connective ending referring to the cause or reason of the following statement. TOPIK 4 -는지 -neunji -ㄴ지 · -은지 · -을지 A connective ending used to indicate an ambiguous reason or judgment about the following statement. TOPIK 4

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does -는다면 mean in Korean?

-는다면 is a connective introduced at 4급 (TOPIK 4). A connective ending used when assuming a certain fact or situation.

When do you use -는다면?

Attaches after verbs ending in a consonant other than ㄹ. The other shape is -ㄴ다면, -다면, -라면 — same point, different environment.

What is the difference between -는다면 and -ㄴ다면?

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

What TOPIK level is -는다면?

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.