-(느)ㄴ다면 — Hypothetical situation

This expression is used to refer to hypothetical situations either contrary to what actually happened in the past or what is happening in the present, or to situations that have not yet occurred. The following clause usually includes an expression such as -겠어요, -(으)ㄹ 거예요 or -(으)ㄹ 텐데 to denote the hypothetical or suppositional situation being described.

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1. In addition to indicating hypothetical situations, this expression can also be used to indicate conditional statements.

10개 이상 사신다면 10%를 할인해 드리겠습니다.

If you (intend to) buy 10 or more, I'll give you a 10% discount.

지금부터 열심히 공부한다면 대학교에 갈 수 있을 거예요.

If you (say you are going to) study hard from this point onward, then you should be able to get into a university,

2. The present tense form -(느)ㄴ다면 can be changed to -(으)면, and the past tense form -았/었다면 can be changed to -았/었으면 or -았/었더라면 with almost no change in meaning.

오후에 비가 그친다면 운동하러 가요.

어제 TV를 보지 않았다면 보고서를 끝냈을 거 예요.

While both -(으)면 and -(느)ㄴ다면 can refer to either a condition or a hypothetical situation, -(으)면 is used for things which have a higher possibility of occurring than -(느)ㄴ다면. Accordingly, if the event being referred to has no chance of actually happening in reality, then -(으)면 should not be used.

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Used to express a hypothetical situation contrary to what actually happened in the past or now or situation that have yet to occurs.