V+ 는/ㄴ다거나 V+ 는/ㄴ다거나 하다, A+ 다거나 A+ 다거나 하다

오늘도 결석했어?
Were you absent again today?
응, 요새 아침에 도저히 못 일어나겠어. 지금도 잠이 안 깨.
Yeah, I’m not able to get up in the morning at all. Even now, I’m not fully awake.
맨날 늦게 자니까 아침에 못 일어나지. 어제는 왜 늦게 잤어?
Because you sleep so late all the time, You can’t get up in the morning. Why did you sleep late yesterday?
드라마가 재미있어서 처음부터 끝까지 한꺼번에 몰아서 봤거든.
It’s because the drama was fun so I watched it from beginning to end all at once.
아침에 일어나기 힘들면 아예 밤을 새운다거나 알람을 여러 개 맞춘다거나 해 봐.
If it is hard to get up in the morning, try to stay up all night from the start or try to set several alarms.
그러지 말고 아침마다 네가 전화해서 깨워 줄래?
Instead of that, could you call me every morning and wake me up?

V+ 는/ㄴ다거나 V+ 는/ㄴ다거나 하다
A+ 다거나 A+ 다거나 하다
As it is attached to an action verb’s stem or descriptive verb’s stem, it is used when it has lists that contain more than two different kinds of behaviors or conditions.

‘하다’ is used after repeating the ‘-는다거나/ㄴ다거나/다거나’. ‘-ㄴ다거나’ is used if it ends with a vowel of an action verb’s stem or ‘ㄹ’. Other than that, ‘-는다거나’ is used when it ends with a consonant. ‘-다거나’ is used if it ends with a descriptive verb’s stem.

저는 스트레스를 받을 때 매운 음식을 먹는다거나 음악을 듣는다거나 해요.
Whether I have stress, I eat either spicy food or listen to music.

See also  N이/가 아니라고 해요(했어요).

비가 온다거나 바람이 많이 분다거나 하면 비행기가 지연될 수도 있어요.
Whether it rains or is windy, the airplane may be delayed.

몸이 아프다거나 도움이 필요하다거나 하면 저에게 전화하세요.
Whether he feels sick or needs any help, please give me a call.

Related words
결석 absent
한꺼번에 (all) at once
몰다 to drive
아예 from the start (not temporarily or in sections but entirely)

Cre: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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