Use this grammar to express your opinion or give advice to someone else. Used in the middle of the sentence (here) it expresses a Conditional statement “if A is true, then B will be true.”
Detailed Explanation
- ONLY conversational
- Equivalent to "if A is actually true, then B..."
Usage:
- ONLY sounds natural if 2nd clause is imperative, propositive, or expressing the speaker's opinion:
- Difference: ~거든요 (end of the sentence) = expresses a REASON only the speaker knows
- Difference: ~거든 (mid-sentence) = expresses a CONDITIONAL statement
Usage Rules
Conjugation Table
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A
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Present |
~거든 |
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V
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Present |
~거든 |
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N
|
Present |
(이)거든 |
Conjugation Table for Sentence Types
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