Indicates that although neither of the two choices mentioned in the preceding and following clauses is ideal, the one in the following clause is the better option.
Example
비가오는날에걷느니차라리집에있을래요.
Rather than walking on a rainy day, I'd rather stay at home.
혼자서공부하느니도서관에서친구들과같이공부할게요.
Rather than studying alone, I'll study with friends at the library.
2.
Listing
Or
A connective ending used when listing words, thoughts, opinions, etc, that are usually opposite of one another.
Example
그두사람정말결혼할수있을까요? 결혼을하느니마느니정말말이많던데요?
Can those two really get married? There's been so much talk about whether they should or shouldn't get married.
Assistant manager Kim, who had been chattering away about how the flower colors didn't match or how the height wasn't right, suddenly claimed he had something come up at home and left early.
Usage
The words 차라리 or 아예 are often used in the following clause.
When listing something, 느니 is often used in conjunction with ㄴ다.
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