-는 줄 알았다

오늘인 줄 알았어요. — I thought it was today.

neun jul aratda

thought that ~ (but was wrong)

What does -는 줄 알았다 (neun jul aratda) mean in Korean?

How to Use

Used when you believed something that turned out not to be true.

Rule: Verbs take -는 줄 알았다 (오는 줄 알았어요). Adjectives take -은/-ㄴ 줄 알았다 (좋은 줄 알았어요). Nouns take -인 줄 알았다.

Examples

오늘인 줄 알았어요.

I thought it was today.

화난 줄 알았어요.

I thought you were angry.

한국 사람인 줄 알았어요.

I thought you were Korean.

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