Lesson 16
In this lesson, let us take a look at how to say things like, “I said so!”, “I told you!”, “I told you that this is...”, or “I said that I am...” in Korean, repeating and emphasizing what you have already said before. In Korean, the key ending used to express this is -다니까(요)/라니까(요). You can use this ending not only to repeat what you have said before, but also to make your point clearer by emphasizing it one more time. For a review of how to say “I said that I...” in a more neutral tone, check out Level 6, Lesson 11.
Using -다니까(요) with Verbs
In the present tense, descriptive verbs and action verbs are followed by different endings.
After descriptive verbs, you just add -다니까(요).
Ex)
바쁘다 = to be busy
바쁘 + 다니까요 = I told you I am busy. / I said I am busy.
- 바쁘다니까요! (polite/formal)
- 바쁘다니까! (casual)
After action verbs, you add -(느)ㄴ다니까(요). You add -는다니까(요) after a verb stem ending with a consonant and -ㄴ다니까(요) after a verb stem ending with a vowel.
Ex)
모르다 = to not know
모르 + -ㄴ다니까요 = I told you I do not know. / I said I do not know.
- 모른다니까요! (polite/formal)
- 모른다니까! (casual)
먹다 = to eat
먹 + -는다니까요 = I told you I am going to eat. / I said I am eating.
- 먹는다니까요! (polite/formal)
- 먹는다니까! (casual)
In the past tense, both descriptive verbs and action verbs are followed by the same suffixes, -았/었/였- and then -다니까(요).
Ex)
몰랐다니까요. = I said I did not know.
벌써 다 했다니까요. = I told you I already did it all.
진짜 맛있었다니까요. = I told you it was really delicious.
Using -(이)라니까(요) with Nouns
After nouns, you need to add -(이)라니까(요). You add -이라니까(요) after nouns ending with a consonant and -라니까(요) after nouns ending with a vowel. Since the future tense is expressed through “Verb stem + -을 거” and the word 거 is a noun, the future tense is also followed by -라니까(요).
Ex)
학생 = student
학생 + -이라니까요 = I said I am a student.
가다 = to go
갈 거예요 = I will go.
갈 거라니까요 = I told you I am going to go.
* 갈 거 is a noun group. So, if you think of it as a noun, you just add -라니까요.
Using -(으)라니까(요) with Imperative
With imperatives*, you need to add -(으)라니까(요) after the verb stem. You add -으라니까(요) after verb stems ending with a consonant and -라니까(요) after verb stems ending with a vowel.
* When you tell someone to do something
Ex)
보다 = to look
보 + -라니까(요) = I said look!
* If you want to say, “I said I am looking”, you have to say, “본다니까요.”
잡다 = to grab
잡 + -(으)라니까(요) = I said grab it!
Sample Sentences
빨리 오라니까요.
= I said come here quickly!
빨리 온다니까요.
= I said I am coming quickly.
빨리 왔다니까요.
= I said they came here quickly.
알았다니까요!
= I said I got it!
= I said I understood!
제가 안 했다니까요.
= I said I did not do it!
저 안 한다니까요.
= I am not doing it.
저는 죄가 없다니까요.
= I told you I am innocent.
혼자 갈 거라니까요.
= I said I am going alone!
혼자 갔다니까요.
= I said I went there alone.
저는 정말 몰랐다니까요.
= I said I really did not know.
매일 운동한다니까요.
= I said I exercise every day.
다음 달부터 열심히 공부할 거라니까요.
= I said I am going to study hard starting next month!
그럴 수도 있다니까요.
= I said it is possible too.
공부 좀 하라니까요.
= I said, “Do some studying!”