-(느)ㄴ대요

-(느)ㄴ대요 is the short spoken form of '-(느)ㄴ다고 해요': 'they say / I heard that …'.

인용·전달Quoting & reporting

Han: For adjectives, attach 대요 to the dictionary stem: 바쁘다 → 바쁘대요.

Examples

그 식당은 음식이 정말 맛있대요.They say the food at that restaurant is really good.

수진 씨가 다음 달에 결혼한대요.I heard Sujin is getting married next month.

내일 비가 온대요.They say it'll rain tomorrow.

V(vowel)+ㄴ대요

V(consonant)+는대요

A+대요

N+(이)래요

가다 → 간대요, 먹다 → 먹는대요, 춥다 → 춥대요, 학생 → 학생이래요

Questions become -냬요, commands -(으)래요, suggestions -재요: 가재요 'they suggest going'.
Past: -았/었대요: 갔대요 'they say he went'.

Wrong: ~~친구가 바빠대요.~~

Right: 친구가 바쁘대요.

For adjectives, attach 대요 to the dictionary stem: 바쁘다 → 바쁘대요.

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