INT 17 | ~다면/(이)라면 “If”

BREAKDOWN

~다면/라면 = ~다고/N(이)라고 하면 “If, let’s say…” : combination of quotation and “if”

Used only for hypothetical, imaginative situations you are unsure about

	When: likely to happen	Purely hypothetical imagination
~(으)면	O	O
~다면/라면	X	O

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EXAMPLES

집에 가면 전화해. 
1) When you go home, call me. – you know they are going home
2) Hypothetically speaking, if you go home, call me. – you don’t know where they are going

집에 간다면 전화해.
Hypothetically speaking, if you go home, call me. – you don’t know where they are going
CANNOT be used for the “when you go home” meaning

CONJGUATION

Dictionary stem	다
ADJECTIVE	다면
VERB	C는다면 Vㄴ다면
NOUN + (이)다 to be	C이라면 V라면

Can be used with different tenses: ~었/았다면 (past), ~(으)ㄹ 거라면(probability, future)

		Conjugation	Example sentence
많다	to be many, much	많다면 Let’s say if many/much	스트레스가 많다면 요가를 해 보세요. If you have a lot of stress, try doing yoga.
먹다	to eat	먹는다면 Let’s say if eat	평생 한 가지 음식만 먹는다면 저는 과일을 먹을래요. If were to eat only kind of food, I insist to eat fruits.
좋아하다	to like	좋아한다면 Let’s say if liked	누군가를 정말 좋아한다면 그 사람을 존중해야 돼요. If you really like someone, I must respect them.
가다	to go	간다면 Let’s say if go	한국에 간다면 얼마나 좋을까요? If I went to Korea, how nice would that be?
N(이)다	to be N	C이라면 V라면	제가 부자라면 어려운 사람을 도울 거예요. If I were a rich person, I will help those in need.

IRREGULAR CONJUGATION

VERBS with ㄹ	ㄴ다면
살다 to live	산다면	Q. 한국에 산다면 매일 뭐 하고 싶어요?      _________________________________________
알다 to know	안다면
벌다 to earn money	번다면