How to use Korean Grammar V/A + 다니까(요)

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V/A + 다/냐/라/자니까(요)

ㄴ다니까 - if a word ends in a vowel or ㄹ, 는다니까 - if it ends in a consonant (except ㄹ)

-다/-냐/-라/-자니까(요) are sentence endings that are used to emphasize one's own words, to repeat what was said. -다/-냐/-라/-자니까(요) should never be used when talking to older people.

-ㄴ / -는다니까(요). is used with verbs in declarative sentences (statements).

-다니까(요). is used with adjectives and verbs in the past and future tense in declarative sentences (statements).

-냐니까(요). is used with both verbs and adjectives in interrogative sentences (questions).

-자니까(요). is used with verbs in imperative sentences (suggestion, request).

-라니까(요). is used with verbs in imperative sentences (command).

-라니까(요). is also used with nouns that end in a vowel, in declarative sentences (statements).

-이라니까(요). is used with nouns that end in a consonant, in declarative sentences (statements).

See examples,
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A: It will take me two hours to reach there.

B: Okay, come by 7 a.m.

A: 멀리 산다니까요.

Korean

멀리

살다

English

far away

to live

I am telling you, I am living far away.

멀리 살+ㄴ다니까+.

A: Come here right now.

B: 밥을 먹는다니까.

Korean

먹다

English

food

to eat

I am telling you, I am having a meal (right now).

는다니까.

A: I have an important exam tomorrow.

B: That's okay. Let's watch a movie.

A: 내일 시험이 있다니까!

Korean

내일

시험

있다

English

tomorrow

exam

to have

I am telling you, I have the exam tomorrow!

내일 시험다니까!

A: I think, I won't join the party since I am very tired.

B: Let's go together~

A: 피곤했다니까요.

Korean

피곤하다

English

to be tired

I am telling you, I am tired!

피곤하++다니까+.

A: I will buy it.

B: No, don't do it.

A: 사겠다니까요

Korean

사다

English

to buy

I am telling you, I will buy it.

사++다니까+.

Quick reference (click to open)

Vowels: a, e, i, o, u

Consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j

Syllable: Bra-zil (2 syllables), Ar-gen-ti-na (4), In-di-a (3), Viet-nam (2), thin-king (2), beau-ti-ful (3), good (1)

Batchim: is a final consonant in a syllable. → Bra-zil (batchim: 'l'), Ar-gen-ti-na (batchims: 'r' and 'n'), In-di-a ('n'), Viet-nam ('t', 'm')

Romanization: is a conversion of text (not pronunciation ! ) from different writing system (Korean, Arabic, Russian, etc.) to the Roman (Latin) alphabet.

IPA: is an alphabetic system of phonetic (pronunciation) notation.

Noun: road, user, sister, table, sky

Pronoun: I, my, we, you, they, her

Verb: to go, to study, to think, to feel

Adjective: cold, kind, hungry, curious, expensive

Adverb: quickly, nicely, never, exactly, urgently

Preposition: from, to, on, in, with, till

Conjuction: and, because, if, but, while

Declarative sentence: I learn Korean.

Interrogative sentence: Do you learn Korean?

Imperative sentence: You must learn Korean!

Exclamative sentence: Wow, you learn Korean!

Verb / Adj. stem in Korean: part of a verb or adj. which is left after removing the last syllable -다 ( e.g. 가다 → 가, 예쁘다 → 예쁘, 듣다 → 듣 ).