-다니

Korean

Alternative forms
  • 라니 (-rani) – for the environments of the 라 (-ra) allomorph

Etymology

다 (-da) +‎ 니 (-ni).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dani
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dani
McCune–Reischauer?tani
Yale Romanization?tani

Suffix

다니 • (-dani)

  1. In the intimate style or in monologues, used to express surprise or anger at something one has just learned or remembered. Often followed by a sentence expanding on the emotion being felt.
    우리나라가 선진국이 되었다니... ― Urinara-ga seonjin'gug-i doeeot-da-ni... ― Wow, Korea has become a developed country.
    벌써 서른 살 먹었다니, 참 세월도 빠르다.
    Beolsseo seoreun sal meog-eot-da-ni, cham sewol-do ppareuda.
    I'm thirty years old already; time flies by.
    부모님 면전에 욕을 하다니, 너 미쳤어?
    bumonim myeonjeon-e yog-eul ha-da-ni, neo micheosseo?
    You're swearing in front of your parents; are you insane?
    여자친구한테 미쳤냐고 하다니.
    Yeojachin'gu-hante micheonnya-go ha-da-ni.
    How does he have the gall to ask his girlfriend if she's insane?
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 다 (-da),‎ 니 (-ni) — equivalent to a short form of 다고 하니 (-da-go ha-ni)
    친구가 아프다니? ― chin'gu-ga apeu-da-ni? ― Does he say that his friend is sick?
    너가 아니라니 다행이야. ― Neo-ga ani-ra-ni dahaeng-iya. ― What a relief that it isn't you.
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