V+든지
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Regardless
Whether this or that
Used when any of the stated choices are fine, express a contrast between the options. Require at least 2 options.
Example
- Anyone can participate whenever.누구
든지 언제든지 참여하실 수 있는 챌린지니까. - You have to study hard whether you go to college or not.대학교에 진학하
든지 진학하지 않든지 열심히 공부해야 돼요.
Interrogative words
This grammar V+든지 is commonly attached to 누구, 어디, 언제, 뭐 and 어느.
| Base word | With V+든지 |
| 누구 (who) | 누구든지 (whoever) |
| 어디 (where) | 어디든지 (wherever) |
| 언제 (when) | 언제든지 (whenever) |
| 뭐 (what) | 뭐든지 (whatever) |
| 어느 (which) | 어느든지 (whichever) |
With nouns
V+든지 can be indirectly attached to nouns, in those case it goes through N+이다 first. Note that 이 might not appear at all.
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