던데

Korean

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[tʌ̹nde̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[던데]
Revised Romanization? deonde
Revised Romanization (translit.)? deonde
McCune–Reischauer? tŏnde
Yale Romanization? tentey

Suffix

—던데 • (-deonde)

  1. Mentions relevant circumstances in retrospect, before explaining, commanding, or suggesting.
    • 걔 예쁘던데, 누구냐?
      Gyae yeppeudeonde, nugunya?
      Who was she? Was quite pretty...
    • 집에 안 계시던데, 경비실에 맡겨 두면 되겠습니까?
      Jibe an gyesideonde, gyeongbisire matgyeo dumyeon doegetseumnikka?
      You were not home, so, will it be okay if I leave this in the janitor's office?
  2. An intimate-style exclamatory or interrogative suffix, expressing unexpectedness or anticipating the listener's responses, in retrospect.
    • 성격도 참 좋아 보이던데요.
      Seonggyeokdo cham joa boideondeyo.
      He looked kind, too!
    • 아까 보니 그거, 조금만 손보면 꽤 쓸 만하겠던데?
      Akka boni geugeo, jogeumman sonbomyeon kkwae sseul manhagetdeonde?
      About the item we saw a minute ago, I think it will be fairly useful if we touch it up a bit?

Usage notes

The suffix —던데 (deonde) is directly attached to the stem of a verb, an adjective, or 이다 (ida, “to be”), and if the stem ends in the consonant ㄹ (l), it does not drops out.

See also
  • —ᆫ데 (nde, present tense for adjectives)
  • —는데 (neunde, present tense for verbs)
  • —ᆯ 텐데 (l tende, future), the contraction of —ᆯ 터인데 (l teoinde), which uses the dependent noun 터 (teo, inference; intention).
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