-다니/라니/냐니/자니
dani/rani/nyani/jani
Grammar · 1 sense
Reaction
Examples
두 달 동안 살을 10kg이나 빼다니 정말이에요?
You lost 10kg in two months, really?
그 사람이 너에게 뭐라니?
What did that person say to you?
친구에게 내일 등산을 가겠냐니 싫다고 하더라.
My friend said they don't want to go hiking tomorrow.
When you'd hear it
This is common in conversational Korean, especially when reacting to someone’s words with surprise, disbelief, or criticism; it appears often in dramas and casual speech. It can also occur in written dialogue, but it is not a neutral formal quoting pattern.
What learners get wrong
Unlike -다고 하다, this pattern usually echoes quoted words while adding the speaker’s reaction rather than simply reporting them. It is also different from -다니까, which typically emphasizes or insists on information.
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