-ㄴ다

Korean

From —ㄴ— (-n-, present tense) + —다 (-da).

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	nda
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	nda
McCune–Reischauer^?	nda
Yale Romanization^?	nta

ㄴ다 • (-nda)

A present tense plain style declarative suffix.
영화를 보 러 간다.
yeonghwareul boreo ganda.
I go to watch a movie.

그는 "안다. 그래서?"라며 짜증 섞 인 목소리로 되받 았다.
geuneun anda. geuraeseo?ramyeo jjajeung seokkin moksoriro doebadatda.
"I know. So?", he retorted, with an irritated voice.
A plain style monologic interrogative suffix; usually used with interrogative words.
이 돈을 어쩐다...?
i doneul eojjeonda...?
What should I do with this money...?

The suffix —ᆫ다 (-nda) is directly attached to the stem of a verb ending in a vowel or with the consonant ㄹ (l), which is dropped, e.g.

가— (ga-, “to go”) → 아빠가 일하 러 간다. (appaga ilhareo ganda., “Dad goes to work.”)

갈— (gal-, “to replace”) → 아빠가 형광등을 간다. (appaga hyeonggwangdeung'eul ganda., “Dad changes the fluorescent lamp.”)

If the stem ends in a consonant other than ㄹ (l), 는다 (neunda) is used instead. This is directly attached to the stem, as well.

E.g. 잡— (jap-, “to catch”) → 포수가 공을 잡는다. (posuga gong'eul jamneunda., “The catcher catches the ball.”)