Let's learn about "사귄다는 게 사실인가?"

<A person> 안나랑 데이비드가 사귄다는게 사실인가 ?
is it true that Anna and David are going out ?

<B person> 나는 잘 몰라. 근데 그 얘긴 나온지 꽤 됐어.
1) i’m not sure, but the story has been for a while
2) i’m not sure, but i heard that ages ago
3) i’m not sure, but that’s an old story

<the dialogue’s explanation>

안나랑 데이비드가 : 안나 + 랑(and) + 데이비드 + 가(a suffix makes a word subjective)

사귀다 : (1) [=친하게 되다] make friends ; become[get] acquainted ; strike up a friendship[an acquaintance] (2) [=교제하다] keep company with; associate with; hold intercourse with

사귄다는게 : this is from “사귄다는 것이”, it means that that some woman is going out/around/about with some man <— 사귀다 + ㄴ다(a suffix makes some action already done and keep doing the action) + 게(<— 것(thing) + 이(a suffix makes a word subjective))

사실 : (1) a historical fact; a matter of history; historical evidence <— 사(history) + 실(fact)
(2) a private room; a sanctum; a boudoir <— 사(private) + 실(room)
(3) [=현실] a fact; an actual fact; a reality; actuality; a factum ; [=진실] the truth; the case <— 사(actual, real, true) + 실(fact)
(4) [=실제로] actually; really; [=사실인즉] in fact; [=실은] as a matter of fact <— 사(actual, real, true) + 실(fact)
(5) an investigation of the facts; an actual inspection; a survey <— 사(investigate, examine) + 실(fact)
(6) representing things as they really are; exact, objective description; realism <— 사(take photo; realistic) + 실(fact; description)

사실이다 : be true

* 사실이 되다 : [=예상했던 대로 되다] come true; [=실현되다] materialize <— 사실(truth) + 이(a suffix makes a word subjective) + 되다(become)

* 예상 : expectation <— 예(before) + 상(imagine; think)
* 예상하다 : expect; consider: foresee
* 예상했다 : past tense of 예상하다
* 예상했던 대로 : like as i expect <— 예상했다 + 던 대로(like as; like; as; as it stands; as it is)

실현 : realization ; materialization; attainment; actualization; fruition <— 실(real; true; actual; practically) + 현(appear; realize)
실현하다 : realize
실현되다 : come true <— 실현 + 되다(become)

* 사실을 밝히다 : reveal the truth <— 사실(truth) + 을(a suffix makes a word objective) + 밝히다(reveal; make bright)

나는 : i <— 나(i) + 는(a suffix makes a word subjective)

잘 : well

모르다 : don’t know

몰라 : 모르다(“몰” is contracted from “모 + 르(“ㅡ” erased) + 라(a merciful and friendly narrative suffix)

근데 : but; by the way

그 얘긴 : that rumour/story/words <— 그(that, it, the, he) + 얘기(rumour; story; words) + ㄴ(a letter makes a wors aubjective)

나오다, 나온다 : come out; go out; sprout
나온지 : thing to come out <— 나온다 + 지(thing; this is contracted from “것”(thing) + “이”(a suffix makes a wodd the topic of conversation)
꽤, 아주, 매우, 엄청 : much, many

되다 : (1) be; become; become some state
(2) be done; be completed; be finished; (preparation) be ready
(3) [=…에 이르다] come to; amount to; make
됐다 : past tense of 되다
됐어 : i say to you that some was happened and is continue <— 됐다 + 어(a narrative sufix to the younger or the same age familiar)

* 오래 : long, livelong; for a long time[while]
* 오래되다 : be old <— 오래 + 되다(be; become)
* 오래가다 : last long; go long <— 오래 + 가다(go; last)