or, whether
This expression is the abbreviated form of -거나 -거나 and is used to indicate two comparable or contrasting clauses and that the result of choosing either one of the options or situations in the clauses will be the same.
1. The phrase 간에 or 상관없이 can be added to this expression to clarify its meaning.
2. The question words 누구(누가), 언제, 어디서, 무엇(무슨), and 어떻게(어떤) can be used together with -건 to express the same meaning.
3. This expression is interchangeable with the expressions '-든(지) -든(지)' and '-든가 -든가' with no major change in meaning.
4. To emphasize the contrastive meaning of this expression, it is sometimes used with the positive and negative forms of the same verb, such as -건 안 -건,-건 못 -건,and -건 말건.
Used in everyday conversations to offer choices in a casual way.
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