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-(ㄴ/는)단 말
Are you saying (confirmation)
intermediate
-(ㄴ/는)단 말-(으)란 말
A contracted quotation pattern combining -다고 하는 (shortened to -단) with 말 (word/speech). Used to ask for confirmation of what someone said ("Are you saying that...?").
- •Confirmation: "가겠단 말이에요?" (Are you saying you'll go?)
- •-단 = contracted -다고 하는 (statement quotation)