-거든

geodeun

A connective ending used to convey the meaning, "if something is true or turns out to be true."

ending

Meanings

  1. A connective ending used to convey the meaning, "if something is true or turns out to be true."
  2. A connective ending used to indicate that the following statement is obviously true by citing the preceding statement as an example.
  3. (informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending referring to the reason, cause, or basis for the preceding statement that the speaker thought of.
  4. (informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used when talking about the premise of the following content and implying that the story continues.

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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