-든
See also: 든
Korean
Etymology 1
Short for 든지 (-deunji).
Suffix
든 • (-deun)
- no matter whether, -ever; used to suggest various options that make no difference in the end.
- 어느 옷을 입든 ― eoneu os-eul ipdeun ― whichever clothes you wear
- 어디를 가든 ― eodi-reul gadeun ― wherever you go
- 무엇을 먹든 ― mueos-eul meokdeun ― whatever you eat
- 걸어서든 뛰어서든 제 시간에 와라.
- georeoseo-deun ttwieoseo-deun je sigan-e wara.
- Just be in time, no matter whether you walk or run.
- 검은 고양이든 흰 고양이든 쥐를 잘 잡는 게 먼저지.
- geomeun goyang'i-deun huin goyang'i-deun jwi-reul jal jamneun ge meonjeo-ji.
- No matter whether it's a black cat or a white one, what comes first is that it catches mice well.
- 밥이든 빵이든 배부르면 됐지.
- bab-i-deun ppang-i-deun bae-bureumyeon dwaetji.
- Whether it's rice or bread, it's all good if it makes you full.
- 노래를 부르든 춤을 추든 마음대로 해.
- norae-reul bureudeun chum-eul chudeun ma'eum-daero hae.
- Do as you please; you can sing or dance.
Suffix
든 • (-deun)
- Nonstandard form of 던 (-deon).