Example Sentences#

1. 표 구하기 힘들다던데?¹
   I heard it’s really hard to get tickets?
   • 힘들다 means ‘to be hard’ or ‘to be difficult’.
   • -다던데 is a connective ending contracted from -다고 하던데, composed of -다고, a quotative marker indicating reported speech; 하다 meaning ‘to say’; -더-, a retrospective suffix conveying the speaker’s recollection of a past personal experience or observation; and -ㄴ데, a connective ending that links clauses by providing context for the following statement, which, when used as a sentence-final ending, leaves the statement open-ended, prompting the listener to infer an unspoken message or respond—often conveying surprise, hesitation, subtle contrast, or exclamation—making the statement less direct and facilitating polite, interactive communication.