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+요.
A: Come here right now.
B: 밥을 먹는다니까.
Korean
밥
먹다
English
food
to eat
I am telling you, I am having a meal (right now).
밥을 먹는다니까.
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 시험이 있다니까!
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+였+다니까+요.
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+겠+다니까+요.
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 ).