-다니

I can't believe, to think that

මට්ටම 5උච්චාරණය dani

-다니 is used to express surprise, disbelief, or another strong emotion (like admiration or disappointment) upon hearing or realizing something. It translates to 'To think that...' or 'I can't believe that...'

එය ක්‍රියා කරන ආකාරය

-다니 is a powerful expression used to convey a strong emotional reaction to a piece of information. It's as if the speaker is quoting a fact and then immediately reacting to it. The emotion can be positive (admiration, pleasant surprise), negative (shock, disappointment, criticism), or neutral (simple disbelief).

Conjugation Rules:
The conjugation depends on the type of word and tense.

  • Verbs (Present Tense): Stem + -ㄴ/는다니
    - 먹다 → 먹는다니 (To think that someone eats...)
    - 가다 → 간다니 (To think that someone goes...)
  • Adjectives: Stem + 다니
    - 예쁘다 → 예쁘다니 (To think that it's pretty!)
    - 크다 → 크다니 (I can't believe it's so big!)
  • Nouns: Noun + -(이)라니
    - 학생 → 학생이라니 (To think he's a student!)
    - 의사 → 의사라니 (I can't believe she's a doctor!)
  • Past Tense: Stem + -았/었다니
    - 했다 → 했다니 (To think that they did it!)
    - 봤다 → 봤다니 (I can't believe you saw it!)
  • Future/Conjecture: Stem + -겠다니
    - 가겠다 → 가겠다니 (To think that you will go!)

This pattern is often used as a standalone exclamation or as the first part of a sentence where the second part describes the speaker's reaction. For example: [Fact]-다니 [Reaction].

උදාහරණ (5)

  1. 그 영화가 그렇게 재미있다니, 저도 꼭 봐야겠어요.

    To think that movie is so fun, I must watch it too.

    වචනයෙන් වචනය: That movie that much is fun, I also definitely must watch.

    The speaker expresses surprise and interest upon hearing how fun the movie is.

  2. 매일 아침 5시에 일어난다니 정말 대단하네요.

    To think that you wake up at 5 AM every day, that's truly amazing.

    වචනයෙන් වචනය: Every morning at 5 o'clock wake up, really is amazing.

    This sentence shows admiration for someone's disciplined routine.

  3. 저 사람이 제 상사라니 믿을 수가 없어요.

    I can't believe that person is my boss.

    වචනයෙන් වචනය: That person my boss is, I cannot believe.

    Here, -라니 is used with a noun (상사) to express shock or disbelief.

  4. 벌써 숙제를 다 했다니, 정말 빨리 끝냈네요!

    To think you've already finished all your homework! You finished really fast!

    වචනයෙන් වචනය: Already homework all did, really quickly finished!

    The past tense -했다니 is used to show surprise about a completed action.

  5. 시험 전날에 밤새 게임을 했다니 제정신이야?

    To think you stayed up all night playing games the day before an exam, are you in your right mind?

    වචනයෙන් වචනය: Exam day before all night games did, are you sane?

    This example shows how -다니 can be used to express critical disbelief or disapproval.

පොදු වැරදි

  • Confusing -다니 (surprise) with -다니까 (reason/emphasis).

    비가 온다니 우산을 가져가세요.
    비가 온다니까 우산을 가져가세요.

    -다니 expresses an emotional reaction to a fact ('I can't believe it's raining!'). -다니까 gives a reason for a command or suggestion ('Because it's raining, take an umbrella.'). They are not interchangeable.

  • Using the wrong conjugation for nouns.

    그 사람이 한국 사람다니, 한국말을 정말 잘하네요.
    그 사람이 한국 사람이라니, 한국말을 정말 잘하네요.

    For nouns, you must use the copula 이다 and attach the pattern to it, resulting in -(이)라니. You cannot attach -다니 directly to a noun.

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