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-는다면

-neundamyeon

if; supposing that

Attaches to a verb stem to set up a hypothetical fact or situation, similar to English 'if' or 'supposing that.'

Form

Attaches to
Verb, Adjective, Auxiliary
Other shapes
-ㄴ다면 · -다면 · -라면

Meanings

  1. 1

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

    어떠한 사실이나 상황을 가정하는 뜻을 나타내는 연결 어미.

    ※ 'ㄹ'을 제외한 받침 있는 동사 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

Examples

  • 만약 미래를 본다면 오히려 더 무서울 것 같다.

    If I could actually see the future, I think it would be even more frightening.

  • 너는 외국에 간다면 무엇을 제일 해 보고 싶어?

    If you went abroad, what would you most want to try?

  • 계속해서 그림을 그린다면 언젠가는 나도 멋진 그림을 그리게 될 것이다.

    If I keep drawing, someday I'll be able to create wonderful pictures too.

  • 만약 지구에 외계인이 온다면 어떻게 할 거야? 글쎄. 상상해 본 적도 없어.

    What would you do if aliens came to Earth? Well, I've never even imagined that.

  • 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 get a letter from the guy I like?

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. 1. What does ‘-는다면’ mean?

  2. 2. Which form means “if; supposing that”?