-ㄴ/는다는

(the N) that says …; (news, fact) that … (quoted modifier)

Level 4 · TOPIK II · intermediate

How to use it

Short for -ㄴ/는다고 하는. Turns a reported statement into a modifier of a noun such as 소식, 말, 이야기, 생각, 사실. Questions, commands and suggestions use -냐는, -(으)라는, -자는.

Forming it

가다	→ 간다는
먹다	→ 먹는다는
좋다	→ 좋다는
의사	→ 의사라는

Verbs take -ㄴ/는다는 (간다는, 먹는다는), adjectives -다는 (좋다는), nouns -(이)라는: ✗ 오는다는.

Examples

친구가 결혼한다는 소식을 들었어요.
I heard the news that my friend is getting married.
건강에 좋다는 음식을 매일 먹고 있어요.
I eat food every day that's said to be good for your health.

Compared with similar patterns

-ㄴ/는다고 하다 (G2-046) reports speech at the end of a sentence; -ㄴ/는다는 attaches it to a noun. Plain -는 (G1-041) describes the noun directly, without 'saying that'.