-(느)ㄴ다/-다 (해라체)

-(느)ㄴ다/-다 is the plain written style used in diaries, essays, newspapers and the TOPIK writing section.

문장 끝·말투Endings & speech style

Han: Adjectives take plain -다, never -는다.

Examples

나는 매일 아침 한 시간씩 책을 읽는다.I read for an hour every morning.

최근 혼자 사는 사람이 늘고 있다.The number of people living alone has recently been increasing.

오늘은 날씨가 아주 좋았다.The weather was very nice today.

-(느)ㄴ다/-다 (해라체)vs-아/어요-아/어요 is polite speech to a listener; -(느)ㄴ다 is impersonal writing with no listener: 먹어요 (talking) vs 먹는다 (essay).

V(vowel)+ㄴ다

V(consonant)+는다

A+다

N+(이)다

가다 → 간다, 먹다 → 먹는다, 좋다 → 좋다, 학생 → 학생이다

Wrong: ~~날씨가 좋는다.~~

Right: 날씨가 좋다.

Adjectives take plain -다, never -는다.

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