Detailed Explanation
- Confirm something you heard from a third party.
- Equivalent to "Is it really true that...?" or "Did I hear right that...?"
Usage
- Shortened form ~다면 can be used with close friends
- DON'T use to talk about something you directly saw or know from first-hand experience - this expression is for hearsay
Conjugation Table
| A | Past | ~았/었다면서요? |
|---|---|---|
| Present | ~다면서요? | |
| Future | ~(으)ㄹ 거라면서요? | |
| V | Past | ~았/었다면서요? |
| Present | ~(느)ㄴ다면서요? | |
| Future | ~(으)ㄹ 거라면서요?일 거라면서요?* | |
| N | Past | 였/이었다면서요? |
| Present | 라/이라면서요? | |
| Future | 일 거라면서요?* |
* Note: this one is not in the book, but my Korean wife says it's possible.
Sentence Examples
* Note: 오피스스페이스 - Office Space Examples
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A 피터기번스: 조안나가 럼버그가 색시하가고 했다면서요?
Peter Gibbons: Is it really true that Joanna said Lumberg was sexy?
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V 사미르: 피터가 요즘 출근 안 했다면서요?
Samir: Is it really true that Peter hasn't been coming to work lately?
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N 마이클볼턴: 고장난 전자제품이 화사의 프린터였다면서요?
Michael Bolton: Is it really true that the broken electronic device in our office is the printer?
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A 피터: 마이클! 소수점을 잘못 계산했다면서?
Peter: Michael! Is it really true that you messed up the accounting decimal place?
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V 사미르: 내 성과 이름의 발음을 틀리게 했다면서요?
Samir: Is it really true that you mispronounced my name?
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N 마이클: 내가 가수라고 생각했다면서요?
Michael: Is it really true that you thought I was a singer?
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A 빌럼버그: 밥과 밥은 피터를 좋아한다면서요?
Bill Lumberg: Is it really true that Bob and Bob like Peter?
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V 밥슬라이델: 피터, 여기 회사에서 일 안 한다면서요?
Bob Slydell: Peter, is it really true that you don't do any work in this company?
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N 밥포터: 피터, 너는 중요하지 않은 직원이라면서요?
Bob Porter: Peter, is it really true that you're a nonessential employee?
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V 럼버그: 뭐? 밥과 밥은 피터를 승진 시킨다면서요?
Lumberg: What? Is it really true that Bob and Bob promoted Peter?
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N 밥1: 럼버그는 피터가 게으른 직원이라고 생각한다면서요?
Bob 1: Is it really true that Lumberg thinks Peter is a lazy employee?
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A 밥2: 마이클과 사미르가 필요하다면서요?
Bob 2: Is it really true that Michael and Samir are needed?
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V 밀턴: 인니테크가 나를 무시할 거라면서요?
Milton: Is it really true that Initech will ignore me?
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A 조안나: 너회들 때문에 인니테크를 잃을 거라면서요?
Joanna: Is it really true that because of you guys Initech will go bankrupt?
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N 밀턴: 인니테크가 불에 타서 잿더미가 될 거라면서요?
Milton: Is is really true that Initech will burn down in a pile of ashes?
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V 조안나: 피터가 진짜 그만둘 거라면서요?
Joanna: Is it really true that Peter will quit?
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A 밀턴: 내 빨간 호치키스를 진짜 잃어버릴 거라면서요?
Milton: Is it really true that my red stapler will be lost?
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N 조안나: 넌 부자일 거라면서요? 아니면 범인일 것 같아죠!
Joanna: Is it really true that you guys will be rich? Or you'll just be criminals!
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