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V+(는/ㄴ)다고

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Quote declarative sentence Usage Shortened form (는/ㄴ)다고 vs (이/으)라고 vs 자고 vs (으/느/이)냐고

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Quote declarative sentence

Used to pass along what the speaker heard from another person, or to present the subject's thoughts, opinions, etc.

Example

내일 한국에 간다고 들었는데요.

I heard that you're going to Korea tomorrow.
비가 온다고요? 스키 타러 가려고 했는데 못 가겠네요.

Is it going to rain? I was going to go skiing but I can't go now.
회의가 조금 있으면 끝난다고 하니까 끝나자마자 빨리 갈게요.

They said the meeting will end soon, so I'll leave as soon as it's over.

Usage

For direct quote:

"quoted statement" + 다고

For indirect quote:

Sentence type	Word type	Form
Declarative (Present)	Action verb	(느)ㄴ다고
Declarative (Present)	Descriptive verb	다고
Declarative (Past)	Verb	(았/었/했)다고

Shortened form

For indirect quote:

Sentence type	Word type	Full form	Shortened form
Declarative (Present)	Action verb	(느)ㄴ다고 해요	(느)ㄴ대요
Declarative (Present)	Descriptive verb	다고 해요	대요
Declarative (Past)	Verb	(았/었/였)다고 해요	(았/었/였)대요

V+(는/ㄴ)다고 vs V+(이/으)라고 vs V+자고 vs V+(으/느/이)냐고

(는/ㄴ)다고

Used for direct quotation too
For declarative sentences
Quoting verbs

(이/으)라고

Used for direct quotation too
For declarative and imperative sentences
Quoting nouns (through 이다) in declarative sentences

For suggestive sentences
Quoting suggestions

(으/느/이)냐고

For interrogative sentences
Quoting questions

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