-(ㄴ/는)다면 – Korean hypothetical “if”

A more hypothetical or unlikely “if” than -(으)면: 복권에 당첨된다면 = if I won the lottery. Verbs take -ㄴ/는다면, adjectives -다면, nouns -(이)라면.

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부자라면 뭘 할 거예요? Buja-ramyeon mwol hal geoyeyo? If you were rich, what would you do? Noun + (이)라면 for hypothetical.
돌아간다면 다시 할 거예요? Doragandamyeon dasi hal geoyeyo? If you could go back, would you do it again? (ㄴ/는)다면 for hypothetical.
제가 당신이라면 안 갈 거예요 Jega dangsin-iramyeon an gal geoyeyo If I were you, I wouldn't go Noun ending in consonant + 이라면.
시간이 멈춘다면 좋겠어요 Sigan-i meomchundamyeon jokkesseoyo I wish time could stop Hypothetical wish.
복권에 당첨된다면 뭐 할 거예요? Bokgwone dangcheomdoendamyeon mwo hal geoyeyo? If you won the lottery, what would you do? Hypothetical scenario.
날수 있다면 어디 갈 거예요? Nal su itdamyeon eodi gal geoyeyo? If you could fly, where would you go? Hypothetical ability.
가능하다면 다시 하고 싶어요 Ganeunghadamyeon dasi hago sipeoyo If possible, I'd like to try again Conditional possibility.
알았더라면 좋았을 텐데 Aratdeoramyeon joasseul tende If only I had known Past hypothetical regret.

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