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Alena Dann
던 - 무슨뜻이에요?
I found many information about 던, but i really can't understand that
How i understood it means like "which"
for exaple: 우리 함께 했었던 그 많은 추억들은 현실이라는 변명에 사라졌지
--- 우리 함께 했었던 그 많은 추억들은
--- The memories "which" we did together
but I think my mind is wrong
or 세상을 몰랐었던 - i think i can't say "The world which I didn't know " - is it wrong?
2014년 12월 19일 오후 6:50
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던 doesn't mean really "which". Even if it sounds like that, you shouldn't apply english to the korean language because sooner you'll get really confused with everything if you do ^^
던 is a particle used when you want to make an adjective from a past-tensed verb.
In your sentence 하다 is the verb, 했었 is the conjugated verb (resolute past), 던 is then placed at the end of the conjugated chunk to become adjective of "그 많은 추억들은" (all these memories)
It has the same meaning with "the memories which we did together" but in Korean "we did together" is the adjective of the noun "memories" so "which" doesn't have a sense anymore.
It is more like "the together-made memories"
hope it helps.
2014년 12월 19일
The best way to think of -던 in English is as "used to". It means a state or action was stopped in the past, perhaps it was not finished. "The book I used to read", "The place I used to go", etc.
2014년 12월 20일
아직도 답을 찾지 못하셨나요?
질문을 남겨보세요. 원어민이 도움을 줄 수 있을 거예요!
Alena Dann
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