-ㄴ들

Korean Etymology ko okm < okm -ㄴᄃᆞᆯ 용가 3 13a, from okm 1 -ㄴ past of realis adnominal suffix ᄃᆞ semantically light noun -ᄋᆞᆯ accusative case marker. Pronunciation Suffix Used to express denial toward the following result (usually framed as a rhetorical question), despite or regardless of concession to the preceding condition. ko 초라한 노인-이 소리친-들 누가 듣-겠--는가? Were a shabby old man to cry out, who would pay heed? ko 그-가 아무리 차가운-들, 어찌 어린 아이-의 울음-을 외면할 수 있-었--을까? No matter how cold he is, how could he have ignored the cries of a little child? ko 네-가 부정한들 결과-는 달라지-지 않-아. Even if you deny it, the result will not change.