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-는다면서

-neundamyeonseo

I heard that...right? (confirming)

An informal sentence-final ending used to confirm, by asking, a fact the speaker has heard secondhand -- similar to English '..., right?' or 'I heard that...?'

Form

Attaches to
Verb, Adjective, Auxiliary
Other shapes
-ㄴ다면서 · -다면서 · -라면서 · -는다면서요 · -다면서요 · -라면서요

Meanings

  1. 1

    (informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used when the speaker confirms and asks questions about a fact that he/she heard.

    (두루낮춤으로) 말하는 사람이 들어서 아는 사실을 확인하여 물음을 나타내는 종결 어미.

    ※ 주로 다짐을 받거나 빈정거릴 때 쓴다.

Examples

  • 너 다음 달에 결혼 날짜 잡는다면서?

    I heard you're setting your wedding date next month, is that right?

  • 이번에는 안 밀리고 월급을 꼬박꼬박 받는다면서?

    I heard you're getting paid on time this time, without any delays?

  • 이제부터는 수업 시간에 졸지 않고 선생님 말씀 다 받아 적는다면서?

    I heard that from now on you won't doze off in class and will write down everything the teacher says?

  • 오늘까지는 이번 일을 해결할 방법을 찾는다면서? 생각보다 쉽지 않은데 시간을 좀 더 주시면 안 될까요?

    I heard you're supposed to find a way to solve this by today? It's not as easy as I thought -- could you give me a bit more time?

  • 어머니가 많이 편찮으시다면서?

    I heard your mother isn't doing well health-wise?

  • 자네 아들이 전교에서 제일 똑똑하다면서?

    I heard your son is the smartest in the whole school?

Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

Quick check

  1. 1. What does ‘-는다면서’ mean?

  2. 2. Which form means “I heard that...right? (confirming)”?