-(ㄴ/는)단/(이)란 말
(n/neun)dan/(i)ran mal
Grammar · 1 sense
Are you saying that...?
Examples
날씨가 춥고 스키를 가겠단 말이에요?
Are you saying you're going skiing even though it's cold?
네가 어제 늦게 잤단 말이에요?
Are you saying you stayed up late yesterday?
너는 지금 나한테 화났단 말이에요?
Are you saying you're angry with me right now?
When you'd hear it
This is mainly spoken and often sounds surprised, incredulous, or confrontational, especially among close people in dramas and everyday arguments. It is less suitable for polite workplace conversation unless softened with an appropriate ending.
What learners get wrong
Do not confuse it with plain -(ㄴ/는)다는 말이에요, which usually states or explains what someone said. The question-like intonation and 말이에요? make this pattern ask for confirmation: “Are you saying…?”
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