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The meaning of 동사+다면 몰라도
Could anybody explain me please how to correctly translate this construction 동사/형용사 + 다면 몰라도? Thanks in advance^^
Sep 6, 2016 5:22 PM
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~다면 몰라도
= ~다면 모를까
= ~다면 모르겠지만
= ~지 않기때문에
It might change situations if ... , but ...
= Because not ... , so ...
네가 같이 간다면 몰라도 나도 별로 가고 싶지 않아.
It might change situations if you would go with me, but I don't like to go there.
= Because you don't go with me, I don't like to go there.
September 7, 2016
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~다면 몰라도:
it literally means "I could make an exception in case of ~"
사고가 난 거라면 몰라도 오늘같은 날 늦으면 곤란하다.
Arriving late on a day like this isn't correct, unless you had an accident.
홍콩이라면 몰라도 중국은 절대로 다시 안 간다.
I'll never travel again to China, Hong Kong is a different story though.
September 7, 2016
I'm only a learner, so I could be wrong. It means: (If you had done X, then maybe Y would of turned out differently...but you didn't).
examples:
네가 음식을 요리할 수 있다면 몰라도 지금 먹을 수가 없어.
"If you could cook (but you can't) then we would be eating now" / (This situation could of turned out differently if you could cook, but because you cannot, we are not eating at the moment)
다면 몰라도 = carries the nuance of 'unless'
네가 입시를 합격했다면 몰라도 지금 대학교에 다닐 수가 없어.
"Unless you pass the entrance exam, you cannot attend university" / (If you had passed the exam, you would be able to attend university, but because you haven't, you cannot go)
네가 더 예뻤다면 몰라도 결혼할 수 없어
If you had been prettier, maybe you could be married / (If you had been pretty, then maybe you could get married, but because you are not, you cannot get married)
I hope this helps.
September 7, 2016
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