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-는데Korean sentence ending · TOPIK 2

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TOPIK 2 2급Sentence Endings 종결 어미exclamation 감탄2 senses

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

형태Forms

-는데-ㄴ데-은데-는데요-ㄴ데요-은데요

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 while anticipating the listener's response.

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

쓰임Usage

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

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

예문Examples

그 옷이 너한테 아주 잘 어울리는데.

That outfit really suits you.

이 사람 피아노를 정말 기가 막히게 치는데?

This person plays the piano amazingly well!

지수가 일을 다 해 놓은 것을 알면 부장님께서 깜짝 놀라시겠는데.

If you knew Jisu finished all the work, the department head would be really surprised.

대화In conversation

선생님, 문제를 다 풀었으니 채점을 해 주세요.

Teacher, I've solved all the problems, please grade them.

이야, 다 맞았는데.

Wow, you got them all right!

A sentence-final ending used to ask for a certain answer.

일정한 대답을 요구하며 물어보는 뜻을 나타내는 종결 어미.

쓰임Usage

의문사와 함께 쓴다.

예문Examples

점심 때 뭘 먹었는데?

What did you eat for lunch?

주말에 어디에 갔는데?

Where did you go over the weekend?

오빠, 지금 누구 만나러 가는데?

Bro, who are you going to meet now?

대화In conversation

승규야, 이번 시험 잘 봤어?

Seunggyu, did you do well on the exam?

난 못 봤어. 너는 몇 점 받았는데?

I didn't do well. What score did you get?

관련 문법Related grammar

Other sentence endings you will meet alongside this one.

-네 -ne -네요 (formal, highly addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used when talking about something that one just learned. TOPIK 2 -는군 -neun-gun -군 · -는군요 · -군요 (informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used to indicate that the speaker notices or is impressed by a newly learned fact. TOPIK 2 -을게 -eulge -ㄹ게 · 을게요 · -ㄹ게요 (informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used when the speaker promises or notifies the listener that he/she will do something. TOPIK 2 -을래 -eullae -을래요 · -ㄹ래요 (informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used to indicate the speaker's intention to do something in the future, or to ask for the… TOPIK 2 -지 -ji -지요 (informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used when the speaker confirms and says something that the listener thought he/she already knew. TOPIK 2

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does -는데 mean in Korean?

-는데 is a sentence ending introduced at 2급 (TOPIK 2). (informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used to admire something while anticipating the listener's response. It has 2 distinct senses, all listed on this page.

When do you use -는데?

Attaches after 있다, 없다, 계시다, adjectives and verbs ending in 있다 or 없다, the honorific -으시-, the past -었- or the future -겠-. The other shape is -ㄴ데, -은데, -는데요, -ㄴ데요, -은데요 — same point, different environment.

What is the difference between -는데 and -ㄴ데?

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 -는데?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary. It is one of 45 grammar points at that level.

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