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Korean grammar

(ㄴ/는)다면

(ㄴ/neun)damyeon

Hypothetical situation

Used to express a hypothetical situation contrary to what actually happened in the past

  • 10년 전 돌아간다면 더 열심히 공부하고 싶어.

    10년 전 도라간다면 더 열심히 공부하고 시퍼.said like this10nyeon jeon doragandamyeon deo yeolsimhi gongbuhago sipeo.

    If I could go back 10 years, I would want to study harder.

  • 날씨가 좋았다면 한라산에 갈 수 있었을 텐데.

    날씨가 조앋따면 할라사네 갈 수 이써쓸 텐데.said like thisnalssiga joatdamyeon hallasane gal su isseosseul tende.

    If the weather had been good, I could have gone to 한라산.

  • 지난 학기에 열심히 공부하지 않았다면 장학금을 받을 수 없었겠지?

    지난 학끼에 열심히 공부하지 아낟따면 장학끄믈 바들 수 업썯껟찌?said like thisjinan hakgie yeolsimhi gongbuhaji anatdamyeon janghakgeumeul badeul su eopseotgetji?

    If you hadn't studied hard last semester, you wouldn't have been able to get a scholarship, right?

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Grammar data from kimchi-grammar by Alaanor, used under CC BY 4.0. We added the romanization and the pronunciation of each example.