~ㄴ다니

[mteric]

Can anyone tell me what this grammar pattern means? I can't seem to find it in any text books...
~ㄴ다니

For example:

네가 못 온다니 유감이야.

고맙습니다!

[hyunwoo]

mteric

-ㄴ다니 유감이다
-ㄴ다니 안 됐다
-ㄴ다니 기쁘다
-ㄴ다니 잘 됐다
-ㄴ다니 의외다
-ㄴ다니 이상하다

In all of these examples and more, -ㄴ다니 has the meaning of the part "that S+V" in sentences like "I'm sorry to hear that S+V", "I'm happy to hear that S+V", "I'm surprised to hear that S + V"

And -ㄴ다니 comes from -ㄴ다고 (말)하니 and -ㄴ다고 (말)하니까

I hope this helps!

[mteric]

Thanks for your reply, Hyunwoo!

So can I say something like this?

당신의 시험을 합격한다니 기뻐요.
(I am glad to hear that you passed your exam.)

[hyunwoo]

Thanks for your reply, Hyunwoo!

So can I say something like this?

당신의 시험을 합격한다니 기뻐요.
(I am glad to hear that you passed your exam.)

Almost! But since it's in the past tense, you can say

시험에 합격했다니 기뻐요.

(And you don't need to add the subject word 당신의 )

[mteric]

Okay, I see. Thanks again!

[hyunwoo]

You're welcome ^^