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What is the difference between 책이 무겁다 and 책이 무겁더라 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between 책이 무겁다 and 책이 무겁더라 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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~더라 is a past form, so 책이 무겁다=the book is heavy, and 책이 무겁더라=The book was heavy.
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책이 무겁다. The book is heavy.
책이 무겁더라. (I held the book) The book was heavy.
책이 무겁더라 implies that the person has held the book.
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'-더라' means "It was unexpected. ", and usually "I still don't understand"
"책이 무겁다" = the books are heavy.
"책이 무겁더라" = the books are heavy. (and I didn't know that the books are that heavy before I lifted them.)

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