-는다는Korean expression · TOPIK 6

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TOPIK 6 6급 Expressions 표현

An expression used to quote someone while modifying the following noun.

형태Forms

-는다는-ㄴ다는-는단-다는-단-라는-란

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 quote someone while modifying the following noun.

들은 사실을 인용하여 전달하면서 그 뒤에 오는 명사를 꾸며 줄 때 쓰는 표현.

쓰임Usage

‘ㄹ’을 제외한 받침 있는 동사 뒤에 붙여 쓰고, 주로 ‘생각’, ‘말’, ‘사람’ 등의 명사와 함께 쓴다. ‘-는다고 하는’이 줄어든 말이다.

예문Examples

그 사람은 걸핏하면 죽는다는 말을 하니 믿지 마세요.

Don't believe him when he says he's going to die at the drop of a hat.

밥을 먹는다는 사람이 지금 라면을 먹고 있으면 어떡해요?

What if someone who said they were going to eat a meal is now eating ramyeon?

매일 한 시간씩 책을 읽는다는 약속을 지금까지 지키고 있다.

I've kept my promise to read a book for an hour every day until now.

대화In conversation

오디션에 그렇게 여러 번 떨어졌는데 또 지원해요?

You failed the audition so many times, and you're applying again?

강물도 오래 흐르면 바위를 뚫는다는 말처럼 계속 하다 보면 언젠가 빛을 보게 되겠죠.

Just like they say, 'Constant dripping wears away a stone,' if I keep at it, I'll see the light someday.

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 -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 -으래서야 -euraeseoya -래서야 An expression used to convey an order and to question or make a negative judgment on it. TOPIK 6

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does -는다는 mean in Korean?

-는다는 is a expression introduced at 6급 (TOPIK 6). An expression used to quote someone while modifying the following noun.

What is the difference between -는다는 and -ㄴ다는?

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 -는다는?

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.