-거들랑/걸랑
geodeullang/geollang
Grammar · 2 senses
if actually true, then
Examples
철수를 만나거들랑 내 말을 전해라.
If you see Chul-soo, please give him my regards.
서울에 가거들랑 편지해라.
Write me if you go to Seoul.
커피가 마시고 싶걸랑 설탕을 사 와라.
If you want coffee, go buy some sugar.
When you'd hear it
The full form sounds old-fashioned or literary, while 걸랑 is a shortened form that can sound more conversational. Learners are most likely to encounter it in older dramas, written dialogue, or requests with a somewhat set-sounding tone.
What learners get wrong
Unlike neutral -(으)면, -거들랑/걸랑 commonly introduces a request or command in the next clause. It is not the usual choice for a plain conditional statement.
Informing
Examples
그 무렵 우리는 서울에서 살았거들랑.
We were living in Seoul around then.
사실은 그 아이가 내 친구 동생이걸랑.
Actually, that kid is my friend's younger sibling.
When you'd hear it
This is a casual spoken ending, heard mainly among friends and in conversational drama dialogue. The full form -거들랑 is less common and can sound old-fashioned or folksy; neither form belongs in formal workplace speech or formal writing.
What learners get wrong
Learners often confuse this with -거든, which can also introduce a reason or condition. In this use, -거들랑/걸랑 mainly adds background information or an explanation, rather than setting up an instruction or condition.
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