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-든
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든
Korean
Etymology 1
Short for ko -든지.
Suffix
no matter whether, -ever; used to suggest various options that make no difference in the end.
ko 어느 옷-을 입든 whichever clothes you wear
ko 어디-를 가든 wherever you go
ko 무엇-을 먹든 whatever you eat
ko 걸어서-든 뛰어서-든 제 시간-에 와라. Just be in time, no matter whether you walk or run.
ko 검은 고양이-든 흰 고양이-든 쥐-를 잘 잡는 게 먼저-지. No matter whether it's a black cat or a white one, what comes first is that it catches mice well.
ko 밥-이-든 빵-이-든 배-부르면 됐지. Whether it's rice or bread, it's all good if it makes you full.
ko 노래-를 부르든 춤-을 추든 마음-대로 해. Do as you please; you can sing or dance.
Etymology 2
Suffix
ko -던
ko inflectional suffixes