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-더니

Intermediate · TOPIK IIEndingForms: -더니

A connective ending used when a certain fact or situation happened after a fact or situation in the past.

Meaning

  1. 1

    A connective ending used when a certain fact or situation happened after a fact or situation in the past.

    과거의 사실이나 상황에 뒤이어 어떤 사실이나 상황이 일어남을 나타내는 연결 어미.

  2. 2

    A connective ending used when there is a new fact different from what one realized from an experience in the past.

    과거에 경험하여 알게 된 사실과 다른 새로운 사실이 있음을 나타내는 연결 어미.

  3. 3

    A connective ending used when there is another different fact related to a certain fact in the past.

    과거의 어떤 사실에 대하여 그와 관련된 또 다른 사실이 있음을 나타내는 연결 어미.

  4. 4

    A sentence-final ending used to remember something that one learned from a personal experience in the past and imply that there is a contrasting situation.

    과거에 직접 경험하여 알게 된 일을 회상하면서 현재는 그와 대조되는 상황이 있음을 암시하는 종결 어미.

Example sentences

  • The sky clouded over, and now it's raining.

  • I ate a lot, so I'm full.

  • I used the computer for a long time, and now I have a headache.

  • Seunggyu, you seem to be walking a bit uncomfortably.

    I went running yesterday for the first time in a while, and now my legs hurt.

  • It snowed in the morning, but now the sky is clear.

  • Minjun was sleeping just a while ago, and now he's studying?