있다면서

In a sentence

• 그가 돈이 있다면서 왜 빌려 달라 할까요?

  He says he has money, so why is he asking to borrow it?

  Here, '있다면서' serves as a quotation particle indicating the assertion or claim made by someone else.

• 친구가 시간이 있다면서 만날 계획을 세우자고 합니다.

  My friend says they have time, so they suggest making plans to meet.

  In this sentence, '있다면서' is used to relay the statement that someone possesses time, leading to a suggested action.

• 그는 취직 자리가 있다면서 어디서 일하게 되었는지 알려주지 않았어요.

  He said he had found a job but didn’t inform us where he would work.

  Here, '있다면서' introduces the claim that a subject found a job, followed by an interpersonal interaction or lack thereof.