-다면서요?
Confirm something you previously heard: ‘I heard that…, right?’
Meaning / Usage
Use -다면서요? to confirm information that you heard or learned earlier. It often feels like “I heard that…, right?”
The speaker is not introducing the information as a fact they witnessed directly. They are checking whether what they heard is true. Depending on the situation, the question can sound curious, pleased, or surprised.
Conjugation
| Type | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Action verb: stem ends in a vowel or ㄹ | -ㄴ다면서요? | 가다 → 간다면서요? 살다 → 산다면서요? |
| Action verb: stem ends in another consonant | -는다면서요? | 먹다 → 먹는다면서요? |
| Descriptive verb / adjective | -다면서요? | 바쁘다 → 바쁘다면서요? |
| Noun: ends in a consonant | -이라면서요? | 학생 → 학생이라면서요? |
| Noun: ends in a vowel | -라면서요? | 의사 → 의사라면서요? |
For a past event, use -았/었다면서요?: 제주도에 갔다면서요? “I heard you went to Jeju, right?”
Example Sentences
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다음 달에 한국에 간다면서요?
I heard you’re going to Korea next month, right? -
요즘 새 프로젝트를 맡는다면서요?
I heard you’re taking on a new project these days, right? -
이번 주는 많이 바쁘다면서요?
I heard you’re very busy this week, right? -
동생이 대학생이라면서요?
I heard your younger sibling is a university student, right? -
지난 주말에 부산에 갔다면서요?
I heard you went to Busan last weekend, right?