V/A + -(ㄴ/는)다고 (Saying that / on the grounds that)
Meaning: Because one says/claims that... (presents the subject's stated reason or excuse for the action in the main clause).
Conjugation & Pattern
- Present: Verb + -ㄴ/는다고 | Adjective + -다고 | Noun + -(이)라고
- Past: V/A + -았/었다고
Detailed Usage
States the subjective reason or pretext put forward by the subject for performing the action in the main clause.
Example Sentences
- 1
영호 씨가 데이트한다고 멋진 옷을 새로 샀다.
Yeongho ssiga deiteuhandago meotjin oseul saero satda.
Saying he had a date, Yongho bought stylish new clothes.
- 2
아이가 자고 있다고 조용히 해 달라고 했다.
Aiga jago itdago joyonghi hae dallago haetda.
Saying that the baby was sleeping, she asked us to be quiet.
- 3
동생은 다이어트를 한다고 저녁도 안 먹고 운동만 한다.
Dongsaengeun daieoteureul handago jeonyeokdo an meokgo undongman handa.
Claiming to be on a diet, my younger sibling skips dinner and only exercises.
Important Notes
Unlike -(ㄴ/는)다기에 (where the speaker acts on someone else's words), here both clauses often describe the same third-person subject.
