How do you connect sentences together?
I already understand that you use -서, -으니까, -기 때문에, etc. for 'because', 'since', 'so', etc. But how do you string two sentences together using 'that', and any other complex sentence structures for that matter?

Example.
I know. = 나 알아.
You ate the cake. = 너는 케이크를 먹었어.
I know that you ate the cake. = ?

Thank you in advance! 최고!

Question

How do you connect sentences together?
I already understand that you use -서, -으니까, -기 때문에, etc. for 'because', 'since', 'so', etc. But how do you string two sentences together using 'that', and any other complex sentence structures for that matter?

Example.
I know. = 나 알아.
You ate the cake. = 너는 케이크를 먹었어.
I know that you ate the cake. = ?

Thank you in advance! 최고!

Answer

For 'that clause', you can use -다는 것(written form) or -다는 거(spoken form). 
And it is changed like -다는 것을(written form) or -다는 걸(spoken form) in case of object.

ex)
The trouble is (that) we are short of money. 문제는 우리가 돈이 모자란다는 것이다.
I heard (that) you've been abroad. 네가 외국에 갔다왔다는 것을 들었다.

I know that you ate the cake.
나는 네가 케이크를 먹었다는 걸 알아.

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