-대
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See also: 대
Alternative forms
Etymology
Suffix
대 • (-dae)
- In the intimate style, used to convey something someone else has said:
- they say, apparently; used to report or ask about something one has heard about (often from an unclear source), adding a nuance that one is only reporting what other people have said rather than claiming so personally.
- Used to report or ask about something that someone says constantly or regularly.
- Used to report or ask about something that one has been told in the (near) past. The use of a present-tense form for a situation in the past gives a more vivid nuance.
- Synonym: 댔어 (-daesseo)
- they say, apparently; used to report or ask about something one has heard about (often from an unclear source), adding a nuance that one is only reporting what other people have said rather than claiming so personally.
- In the intimate style, used to ask about a fact that one takes as a given, adding a nuance of annoyance or surprise.
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