든든하다 ??
Hi^^

I saw this sentence : '무대하면서 어깨 든든했습니다'. And I'm not sure to understand its meaning..

I have no problem with '무대하면서', but with the end of the sentence.

In Naver it says that '든든하다' means : reassured, confident, reliable. But with 'shoulder' ('어깨')??

Is it an expression ? Does it means something like a 'reassuring presence' ?

Thank you in advance~~

Question

든든하다 ??
Hi^^

I saw this sentence : '무대하면서 어깨 든든했습니다'. And I'm not sure to understand its meaning..

I have no problem with '무대하면서', but with the end of the sentence.

In Naver it says that '든든하다' means : reassured, confident, reliable. But with 'shoulder' ('어깨')??

Is it an expression ? Does it means something like a 'reassuring presence' ?

Thank you in advance~~

Answer

무대하면서 어깨 든든했습니다 means "I was reassured while performing on stage"

어깨가 든든하다 has same meaning with 마음이 든든하다. 
어깨 or 마음 is just a place holder of 든든하다.

There are some idioms of 어깨

어깨가[어깨를] 으쓱거리다
뽐내고 싶은 기분이나 떳떳하고 자랑스러운 기분이 되다.

어깨가 가볍다
무거운 책임에서 벗어나거나 그 책임을 덜어 마음이 홀가분하다.

어깨가 무겁다
무거운 책임을 져서 마음에 부담이 크다.

Answer

Shoulder is the bodypart that tells a lot about the persons psyche, especially if someone is nervous or relaxed....

And yes, it's an expression saying that this person feels reassured, fearing nothing (most probably) thanks to the other capable members. (indirectly praising the others on the stage)

Answer

Who did write or say this sentence? I don't get it even thoug I'm a Korean. You can use 든든하다 when you feel that someone is rooting for you or  when there's a problem ,someone who you can lean on supports you. For example, 너가 있어서 든든해 / 미국에 처음 왔는데 미국에서 10년 산 너가 있어서 든든해, etc