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Korean Grammar Patterns
-다니 / -라니
Meaning
surprise/disbelief at what's said
How to use it
Expresses the speaker's shock or disbelief about a fact just heard or known. Verbs/adjectives take -다니, nouns and 이다 take -(이)라니. Can stand as an exclamatory fragment or lead into a comment.
Often follows a quoted fact: 그가 떠났다니 'He left?! (unbelievable).',Stronger emotion than plain -다고: implies the news is startling.
Examples
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 네가 벌써 졸업이라니 믿기지 않아. nega beolsseo joreobirani mitgiji ana. | You're graduating already?! I can't believe it. |
| 이 추운 날에 바다에 들어가다니! i chuun nare badae deureogadani! | Going into the sea on such a cold day — unbelievable! |
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