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Korean Grammar Patterns
-데 vs -대
Meaning
-데 (I recall) vs -대 (they say)
How to use it
-데 (from -더라) reports what the speaker personally saw/experienced: 좋데 'it was good (I saw).' -대 (contraction of -다고 해) reports what someone else said: 좋대 'they say it's good.' Same sound difference in writing distinguishes firsthand vs hearsay.
Both sound similar in speech; context disambiguates.,-데 ≈ -더라고요; -대 ≈ -다고 해요 / -다네요.
Examples
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 그 영화 어제 봤는데 정말 재미있데. geu yeonghwa eoje bwanneunde jeongmal jaemiitde. | I saw that movie yesterday — it was really fun (I found). |
| 민지는 그 영화가 재미없대. minjineun geu yeonghwaga jaemieopdae. | Minji says that movie is boring. |
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