이라면
-ramyeon
if it were; if it's...
Attaches to nouns to assume a certain fact or situation as a hypothesis, meaning 'if it were X' — an emphatic conditional form combining 이다 and -라면.
Form
- Attaches to
- Noun
- Other shapes
- 라면
Meanings
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A connective ending used when assuming a certain fact or situation.
어떠한 사실이나 상황을 가정하는 뜻을 나타내는 연결 어미.
※ ‘이다’, ‘아니다’ 또는 ‘-으시-’, ‘-더-’, ‘-으리-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.
Examples
너와 함께라면 난 어디든지 갈 수 있어.
If I'm with you, I can go anywhere.
네 말이 거짓말이 아니라면 증거를 보여 봐.
If what you're saying isn't a lie, show me proof.
내가 만약 새라면 저 하늘을 훨훨 날아다닐 텐데.
If I were a bird, I would soar freely through that sky.
내일 나를 좀 도와줄 수 있어? 그럼. 네가 부탁하는 거라면 뭐든지 도와주지.
Can you help me out tomorrow? Of course. If it's something you're asking for, I'll help with anything.
일부러 그런 게 아니라면 선생님께서 나를 용서해 주실까?
If it wasn't on purpose, will the teacher forgive me?
승규도 내일 같이 갈 거라면 일찍 오라고 해.
If Seunggyu is coming along tomorrow too, tell him to come early.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Don’t confuse with
Forms with a close meaning — a favourite source of wrong answers on TOPIK.
Quick check
1. What does ‘이라면’ mean?
2. Which form means “if it were; if it's...”?