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Decoded Slug: ~다며 [damyeo] (Saying that)
Korean Grammar Point
~다며 [damyeo] (Saying that)
~다며 [damyeo] (Saying that)
Short explanation:
This grammar point is used to express an action or state that the speaker says, thinks or feels.
Formation:
Verb in declarative form + 다며
Examples:
모두가 하늘이 정말로 파랗다며 말했을 때, 저는 그냥 당연하다고 생각했어요.
Moduga haneuli jeongmallo parahdamyeo malhaesseul ttae, jeoneun geunyang dangyeonhadago saenggakhaesseoyo.
When everyone was saying that the sky was really blue, I just thought it was obvious.
그녀는 자신이 더 이상 참을 수 없다며 그만두기로 결정했어요.
Geunyeoneun jasini deo isang chameul su eopsdamyeo geumandugiro gyeoljeonghaesseoyo.
She decided to quit saying that she could not stand it anymore.
제 친구는 밤을 새워 공부한다며 이야기 했지만, 나는 그것이 거짓말이라고 생각했어요.
Je chinguneun bameul saewo gongbuhandamyeo iyagi haetjiman, naneun geugeosi geojitmarirago saenggakhaesseoyo.
My friend said that he studies all night, but I thought it was a lie.
엄마는 올해는 반드시 다이어트를 해야 한다며 스스로에게 약속했어요.
Eommaneun olhaeneun bandeusi daieoteureul haeya handamyeo seuseuroege yaksokhaesseoyo.
My mother promised herself that she must diet this year saying that.
Long explanation:
"~다며 [damyeo]" is used in Korean when the speaker is explaining something they have said, thought, or felt. It is often used to report direct speech or thoughts, and describes a subjective view or personal interpretation. '~다며' often accompanies verbs of thinking, feeling, or saying, and does not have any tense itself. Tense is expressed through the sentence it is used in.