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-다(글말 서술) — the written -다 ending in a report — Lesson 4B-11 again, now with the habits of a report

The written -다 ending in a report — Lesson 4B-11 again, now with the habits of a report. Korean grammar for advanced learners — Level 5B, lesson 8: 보고서와 인용 (Reports and citations — writing in the formal -다 style, asking in writing with -는가, and declaring what the AI did).

What it means

Reports, papers and newspapers use -다: 비교한다 · 많다 · 문제이다 (review of Lesson 4B-11). A report rarely says 나는 — it says 본 보고서는 ('this report') or 이 글에서는. The aim is written with -고자 한다, a careful conclusion with -다고 할 수 있다. Spoken words are left out: 너무 → 매우, 그래서 → 따라서, and no -거든요.

Forms

PatternWhenExample
V-ㄴ/는다 · A-다 · N이다동사 · 형용사 · 명사비교하다 → 비교한다
보고서의 틀목적 · 조심스러운 결론살펴보다 → 살펴보고자 한다

Key points

Examples

Where university textbooks teach it

This point also appears in: Sogang University Korean 4B, lesson 7; Yonsei University Korean 2-1, lesson 9; Seoul National University Korean 2B, lesson 18; Ewha Womans University Korean 2-2, lesson 15; Hanyang University Korean 2-2, lesson 7.

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