-ㄴ/는다니까(요)

I told you …! (insisting, repeating what you said)

Level 4 · TOPIK II · intermediate

How to use it

Spoken. The speaker repeats something they already said, insisting or showing frustration that the listener isn't accepting it. Also -(으)라니까요 (commands), -자니까요 (suggestions), -냐니까요 (questions).

Forming it

가다	→ 간다니까요
먹다	→ 먹는다니까요
괜찮다	→ 괜찮다니까요
사실	→ 사실이라니까요

Can sound impatient; avoid it with superiors.

Examples

정말 괜찮다니까요. 걱정하지 마세요.
I'm really fine, I'm telling you. Don't worry.
제가 내일 간다니까요. 몇 번이나 말해요?
I told you I'm going tomorrow. How many times do I have to say it?

Compared with similar patterns

-ㄴ/는다고요 (G3-041) repeats for emphasis or confirmation, less insistently. -ㄴ/는다니요 (G4-034) shows surprise at what someone else said. -잖아요 (G2-050) appeals to shared knowledge.