-다는

Korean

Etymology

Contraction of 다 (-da, copula) +‎ 하 (ha-, “to say”) +‎ 는 (-neun, participle suffix).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠nɯn]
• Phonetic hangul: [다는]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daneun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daneun
McCune–Reischauer?	tanŭn
Yale Romanization?	tanun

Suffix

다는 • (-daneun)

1. Used for the indirect quotation of sentences in the declarative, additionally modifying the noun that follows it.

   비가 온다는 모양이다.

   Bi-ga ondaneun moyang-ida.

   Apparently, it is raining.

   걔가 줬다는 말이야?

   Gyae-ga jwotdaneun mari-ya?

   Are you saying they gave it to you?

Alternative forms

• -라는 (-raneun) (after certain suffixes and after the copulas; see the linked entry for more)