-든가
deunga
Grammar · 1 sense
Or Suggestion
Examples
아, 들으라고 한 소리는 아니구나? 그럼 말소리를 좀 작게 소곤대면서 하든가. 아니면 어디 구석에 찌그러져서 지껄이든가.
Oh, [what you just said] wasn't meant to be heard? Then maybe you should whisper it. Or squish yourselves into a corner before prattling on.
밥이 없으니 점심으로 라면을 끓이든가 빵을 먹든가 해.
There's no rice, so boil ramen or eat bread for lunch.
가: 빨리 원하는 거나 사. 좀 이따 친구랑 약속 있는데... 빨리 끝내자. 나: 그럼 그냥 가든가!
A: Just hurry up and buy whatever you want. I have plans with a friend in a bit... let's finish up quickly. B: Then just go!
When you'd hear it
This is common in spoken Korean, especially in casual suggestions, instructions, and irritated replies. In dramas and conversations, it can sound blunt or dismissive depending on the speaker’s tone.
What learners get wrong
Unlike -거나, which neutrally connects alternatives, -든가 often presents an option for someone to choose or follow and may carry impatience. Repeated forms such as 하든가 ... 먹든가 ... 해 are especially common in suggestions.
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