Korean grammar · Level 3
V/A-(으)ㄴ/는 줄 알았다 · -(으)ㄴ/는 줄 몰랐다
I thought … (and I was wrong) · I didn't know …
a list of surprises is really a list of wrong guesses. -더라고요 tells what you found; this pattern tells what you had believed before you found it — 'I thought they would bring the water to the table' — and what you simply never knew.
Example
한국 사람들은 다 매운 음식을 잘 먹는 줄 알았어요.
I thought all Koreans were good with spicy food.
The full explanation is in the unit · part of the Level 3 Pass, opening soon · Level 3, Unit 9
I heard it's different in Korea
The rule with a table, Sori’s tips, practice that checks itself, a review room and a one-page cheat sheet.
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