TOPIK II · LEVEL 3
-다면서요?
-다면서요? checks something you heard from others: 'I heard that …, is that right?'
문장 끝·말투Endings & speech styleHan: 결혼하다 is a verb: present -(느)ㄴ다면서요 → 결혼한다면서요.
Examples
그 영화가 그렇게 재미있다면서요?Is it true that movie is so good?
다음 달에 한국에 간다면서요?I heard you're going to Korea next month — is that right?
요즘 많이 바쁘다면서요?I heard you've been really busy these days?
Don’t mix up
-다면서요?vs-대요-대요 passes on what you heard; -다면서요? turns it into a question to confirm it: 간대요 vs 간다면서요?
How to build it
V+(느)ㄴ다면서요?
A+다면서요?
N+(이)라면서요?
간다 → 간다면서요?, 바쁘다 → 바쁘다면서요?, 학생 → 학생이라면서요?
- Used when asking the person directly concerned, or someone who should know.
- Short spoken form: -다며? (casual).
Classic mistake
Wrong: 결혼하다면서요?
Right: 결혼한다면서요?
결혼하다 is a verb: present -(느)ㄴ다면서요 → 결혼한다면서요.
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All TOPIK grammar- -(느)ㄴ다/-다 (해라체)-(느)ㄴ다/-다 is the plain written style used in diaries, essays, newspapers and the TOPIK writing section.
- -(으)ㄹ걸요-(으)ㄹ걸요 gives a soft guess, often gently disagreeing: 'probably …, I think …'.
- -지 그래요?-지 그래요? is a friendly suggestion: 'why don't you …?'
- -니?/-냐?-니?/-냐? are plain (casual) question endings, used to friends, younger people, and in quoted questions.
- -아/어라-아/어라 is the plain (casual) command ending, used to children, close friends, and in written instructions.
- -아/어야지요-아/어야지요 (-아/어야죠) means 'of course one should / I really must …' — a firm intention or obvious duty.
- -구나/-는구나A plain (반말) ending for a fresh realization or mild surprise: 'Oh, so…!'. Used to friends, younger people and children, or when talking to oneself.
- -던데(요)-던데(요) shares something you observed in the past, often as background or a soft contrast: 'I noticed …, (but/so) …'.
- -기는요-기는요 politely denies or plays down a compliment or statement: 'Not at all / Me? No way'.