Inflectional suffixEdit
-ㄴ데 (-nde)
1. mentions relevant circumstances before explaining, commanding, or suggesting
밖이 시끄러운데 무슨 일 있나?
The outside is noisy; maybe something happened?
날이 좋은데 어디 놀러 안 갈
What a good weather! Why don't we go somewhere to have some fun?
2. an intimate style exclamatory or interrogative suffix, expressing unexpectedness or anticipating the listener's responses
그렇지만 나이도 있으신데...
But he is aged, so (doing it is dangerous)...
여, 제법인데?
Oh, nice performance; better than I expected!
* Usage notesEdit
The suffix -ㄴ데 (-nde) takes the sequential form of an adjective or 이다 (ida, “to be”), and if the adjective ends in ㄹ (l), the ㄹ (l) drops out.
For verbs and existential adjectives 있다 (itda, “to exist”), 없다 (eopda, “not to exist”), and 계시다 (gyesida, “to exist (honorific)”), or to make use of non-present tense, -는데 (-neunde) is used.
Not to be confused with -ㄴ 데 (-ㄴ de, “-n de”), meaning the place where the event -ㄴ (-n) indicates happened, or the event itself. See 데 (de).
* Add -시- to make the formal polite style expression.