-는다니
-는다니: Hearing That — Surprise at the News
Ending: emotional uptake of a present fact — surprise, admiration, anger — often with verb news.
How to form it
| When | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Verb (batchim) | -는다니 | 온다니 / 막힌다니 |
| Related adjective family | -다니 | see dani |
-는다니 is emotional uptake of news — surprise, admiration, indignation — often when the fact is verb-shaped.
Gloss: hearing that — surprise or disbelief. 우리말샘 -는다니 「001」: intimate/self-talk ending that registers a given present fact with 놀람·감탄·분개. Sister -다니 covers much of the same emotion family; this slot catches the -는다니 shape learners hear on verb news. Advanced neundani1 is a different job — do not merge.
What it does — react, don’t just relay
또 길이 막힌다니!
벌써 출발한다니.
오늘도 지각한다니.
표가 다 팔린다니.-는대 would pass the news along. -는다니 reacts to it.
Forms
| Shape | Note |
|---|---|
| -는다니 | verb news (batchim patterns) |
| -ㄴ다니 / -다니 | related allomorphs / -다니 family |
Dictionary also lists quote-compression senses. Teach emotional 「001」 first.
Near neighbours
| Form | Job |
|---|---|
| -다니 | surprise family (broader drills) |
| -는다니 | verb-news surprise shape |
| -네 | milder noticing |
| -는대 | hearsay delivery |
When to use
Use -는다니 when the news itself is the shock.
Prefer -네 for soft noticing without heat.
Prefer -는대 when your job is reporting, not reacting.
Practice rule: if “wait — they what?” is the feeling, -는다니 fits.
Do not confuse it with
Taught alongside this
On the jabi learning path, this appears in 자동차에 탈 때에는 먼저 안전띠를 매세요 (When getting into a car, fasten your seat belt first.) — Intermediate Korean 2, Unit 9, on the theme of traffic. These come with it:
Words used above
Quick check
No sign-up, no score saved — just see if it stuck.
1. 또 지각한다니! mainly…
2. vs -다니?
3. godeup5 neundani1?
Common questions
Quote compression?
Dictionary also lists shortened -는다고 하다니. Start with emotional 「001」.
Follow-up?
An evaluative sentence often follows — not required every time.
Traffic tip?
Disbelief at delays/news: 또 파업이라니 / 길이 또 막힌다니.
vs -는대?
neundae relays. -는다니 reacts.