Korean grammar patterns › Level 4
-ㄴ/는다니(요)
What, …?! (surprise or disbelief at what was said)
Level 4 · TOPIK II · intermediate
How to use it
Repeats or refers to what someone just said or a fact just learned, showing surprise, disbelief or indignation. -ㄴ/는다니 can also continue the sentence: …다니 믿을 수 없어요.
Forming it
| 그만두다 | → 그만둔다니요 |
| 끝나다 | → 끝났다니 |
| 싫다 | → 싫다니요 |
| 거짓말 | → 거짓말이라니요 |
For questions, commands and suggestions: -냐니요, -(으)라니요, -자니요.
Examples
회사를 그만둔다니요? 그게 정말이에요?
You're quitting your job? Is that really true?
벌써 다 끝났다니 믿을 수가 없어요.
I can't believe it's already all over.
Compared with similar patterns
-ㄴ/는다면서요 (G3-060) calmly checks something you heard. -ㄴ/는다고요 (G3-041) repeats to confirm or emphasize. -ㄴ/는다니까요 (G4-056) insists on what you yourself said.