Korean grammar '-던데 1'

1. Explanation

 : '-던데 1' is a connecting particle that indicates speaker's experience or a fact that the speaker has observed, in relation to the following clause. Usually the following clause indicates an explanation, question, suggestion or fact. It's  attached after verbs, adjectives, '-이다.', '-아니다.' It always conjugates with '-던데'. However, when attached to a noun with a consonant ending, it changes to '-이던데'. Let's look at the examples.

 

Source : National Institute of Korean language

 

2. Examples

 어제 발표를 잘하던데 따로 연습했어요?

 (You were good at presentation yesterday, did you practice particulary?)

 *잘하다 to be good at

  1) A verb stem is '잘하-' 

  2) It conjugates with '-던데'

  3) 잘하던데

 

 아까 전화를 안 받던데 바빴어요?

 (You didn't answer the phone earlier, were you busy?)

 *전화를 받다 to answer the phone

  1) A verb stem is '받-' 

  2) It conjugates with '-던데'

  3) 받던데

 

 요즘 생각이 많아 보이던데 무슨 고민있어요?

 (You look like you have a lot on your mind these days, do you have any worries?)

 *보이다 to look like

  1) A verb stem is '보이-' 

  2) It conjugates with '-던데'

  3) 보이던데

 

 어제부터 날씨가 좋던데 같이 산책 갈까요?

 (The weather has been good since yesterday, shall we go for a walk together?)

 *좋다 good

  1) An adjective stem is '좋-' 

  2) It conjugates with '-던데'

  3) 좋던데

 

 주말부터 날씨가 따뜻하던데 봄이 올까요?

 (The weather has been warm since the weekend, do you think spring is coming?)

 *따뜻하다 warm

  1) An adjective stem is '따뜻하-' 

  2) It conjugates with '-던데'

  3) 따뜻하던데

 

 그 책은 처음 읽었을 때는 지루하던데 읽을수록 재밌어요.

 (That book was boring when I first read it, but the more I read it's more interesting it becomes.)

 *지루하다 boring

  1) An adjective stem is '지루하-' 

  2) It conjugates with '-던데'

  3) 지루하던데

 

 리뷰가 정말 좋은 식당이던데 맛도 좋았어요? (That restaurant had really good reviews, did it taste good too?)

 *식당 restaurant

  1) A word '식당' is a noun 

  2) It ends with a consonant 'ㅇ'

  3) It conjugates with '-이던데'

  4) 식당이던데

 

 가기로 했던 카페가 휴무던데 그냥 걸을까요?

 (The cafe that we were going to is closed, should we just walk around?)

 *휴무 closed

  1) A word '휴무' is a noun 

  2) It ends with a vowel 'ㅜ'

  3) It conjugates with '-던데'

  4) 휴무던데

 

3. Practice

 The cherry blossoms were really beautiful last spring, they should be beautiful this year too, right?

 작년 봄에는 벚꽃이 참 ___________________ 올해도 아름답겠죠? ( *아름답다 beautiful )

 

 The TOPIK certificate isn't something that anyone can get, how did you study for it?

 토픽 자격증은 아무나 따는 게 ___________________ 어떻게 공부했어요? ( *아니다 not )

 

 You posted a photo of Gyeongbokgung Palace on Instagram, are you in Korea right now?

 인스타에 경복궁 사진을 ___________________  지금 한국이에요? ( *올리다 to post / 올렸다 posted )

 

 An umbrella was an essential item for this trip, did you bring it?

 이번 여행에서 우산이 필수 ___________________ 가져왔죠? ( *준비물 supply )

 

 I saw the line at the restaurant was too long on the way here, would you like to go to a different one?

 오면서 보니까 식당에 줄이 너무 ___________________ 다른 식당 갈래요? ( *길다 long )

 

 The online store was cheaper, why do you buy items at the offline store?

 온라인 매장이 더 ___________________ 왜 오프라인 매장에서 물건을 사요? ( *저렴하다 cheap )

 

 You weren't at your seat 30 minutes ago, were you in a meeting?

 30분 전에 자리에 ___________________ 회의 중이었어요? ( *없다 there is no )

 

 A lot of packages came, what did you order?

 택배가 엄청 많이 ___________________ 뭘 주문한 거예요? ( *오다 to come / 왔다 came )

 

4. Vocabulary

 어제 yesterday / 발표 presentation / 잘하다 be good at / 따로 seperately / 연습하다 to practice / 아까 earlier / 전화 phone / 받다 to answer the phone / 안 not / 바쁘다 busy / 요즘 these days / 생각이 많다 have a lot on one's mind / 보이다 to look like / 무슨 what / 고민 worry / 어제 yesterday / 부터 from / 날씨 weather / 좋다 good / 같이 together / 산책하다 to go for a walk / 주말 weekend / 따뜻하다 warm / 봄 spring / 오다 to come / 그 that / 책 book / 처음 at first / 읽다 to read / 지루하다 boring / 읽다 to read / 재밌다 interesting / 리뷰 review / 정말 really / 식당 restaurant / 맛 taste / 도 too / 가다 to go / 카페 cafe / 휴무 closed / 그냥 just / 걷다 to walk / 작년 last year / 봄 spring / 벚꽃 cherry blossom / 참 really / 아름답다 beautiful / 올해 this year / 토픽 TOPIK / 자격증 certificate / 아무나 anyone / 따다 to get / 아니다 not / 어떻게 how / 공부하다 to study / 인스타 Instagram / 경복궁 Gyeongbokgung Palace / 사진 photo / 지금 now / 한국 Korea / 이번 this / 여행 trip / 우산 umbrella / 필수 essential / 준비물 supply / 가져오다 to bring / 오다 to come / 보다 to see / 줄 line / 길다 long / 다른 different / 온라인 online / 매장 store / 더 more / 저렴하다 chaep / 왜 why / 오프라인 offline / 물건 item / 사다 to buy / 전 before / 자리 seat / 없다 no / 회의 meeting / 중 during / 택배 package / 엄청 too / 많이 a lot / 주문하다 to order

 

5. Answer

아름답던데 / 아니던데 / 올렸던데 / 준비물이던데 / 길던데 / 저렴하던데 / 없던데 / 왔던데