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-던가

-deun-ga

did... I wonder (past, guessing)

The same form as '-던가1' used to ask about or muse over a past fact, here with more focus on the speaker guessing or supposing about something in the past.

Form

Attaches to
Verb, Adjective, 이다, Auxiliary

Meanings

  1. 1

    (formal, moderately addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used to ask about a fact of the past.

    (예사 낮춤으로) 과거의 사실에 대한 물음을 나타내는 종결 어미.

  2. 2

    A sentence-final ending used to ask oneself or assume about a fact of the past.

    과거의 사실에 대하여 자기에게 묻거나 추측할 때 쓰는 종결 어미.

    ※ 주로 ‘-던가 하다’, ‘-던가 싶다’, ‘-던가 보다’로 쓴다.

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Quick check

  1. 1. What does ‘-던가’ mean?

  2. 2. Which form means “did... I wonder (past, guessing)”?