-다고/라고 치다
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Grammar · 1 sense
assuming that, suppose that, let’s say
Examples
모든 학생이 숙제를 마쳤다고 치고 발표를 시작합시다.
Let’s start the presentation assuming all the students finished their homework.
그가 이 작품을 이해했다고 치고 설명을 생략할게요.
Assuming he understands this piece, I'll skip the explanation.
내일 아침에 운동한다고 치고 일찍 잠자리에 드세요.
Let’s assume you’ll work out tomorrow morning, so go to bed early.
When you'd hear it
This appears often in spoken planning, presentations, explanations, and workplace discussions when someone sets up a premise before deciding what to do next. It is neutral in tone and can also appear in careful written prose.
What learners get wrong
Learners may confuse it with -(으)면, but -(으)면 presents a normal condition, while -다고/라고 치다 frames a premise adopted temporarily for discussion or planning.
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