How to use Korean Grammar V + 는데
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Verb + 는데
The Korean grammar pattern -는데 can have multiple functions depending on the context.
In the Korean language, -는데 is used to connect two sentences where an unexpected event occurs in the second sentence.
Don't confuse -는데 with the conjunction -지만 (but). -는데 and -지만 are not the same thing.
See examples,
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영화를 보고 있었는데 전기가 나갔어요.
Korean
영화
보다
전기
나가다
English
movie
to watch
electricity
to go out
I was watching a movie and the power went out.
영화를 보고 있+었+는데 전기가 나가+았+어요.
언니가 그림을 아주 잘 그리는데 이번에 미술 학교에 입학 못 했어요.
Korean
언니
그림
아주
잘
그리다
이번
미술
학교
입학
못
하다
English
sister
picture
very
good
to draw
this time
art
school
to enroll
cannot
do
My sister is good at drawing, but she didn't get into art school this time.
언니가 그림을 아주 잘 그리는데 이번에 미술 학교에 입학 못 하+였+어요.
-는데 is also used to connect two sentences where the first sentence sets up the context and the second sentence provides the main information.
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시장에 가는데 뭘 사 줄 까요?
Korean
시장
가다
무엇
사다
English
market
to go
what
to buy
I'm going to the market. What should I buy (for you)?
시장에 가는데 무엇+을 사+아 주+ㄹ 까요?
비가 오는데 왜 우산을 안 가지고 왔어요?
Korean
비
오다
왜
우산
안
가지다
English
rain
to come
why
umbrella
not
to take
It's raining. Why didn't you bring an umbrella?
비가 오는데 왜 우산을 안 가지고 오+았+어요?
Quick reference (click to open)
Vowels: a, e, i, o, u
Consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j
Syllable: Bra-zil (2 syllables), Ar-gen-ti-na (4), In-di-a (3), Viet-nam (2), thin-king (2), beau-ti-ful (3), good (1)
Batchim: is a final consonant in a syllable. → Bra-zil (batchim: 'l'), Ar-gen-ti-na (batchims: 'r' and 'n'), In-di-a ('n'), Viet-nam ('t', 'm')
Romanization: is a conversion of text (not pronunciation ! ) from different writing system (Korean, Arabic, Russian, etc.) to the Roman (Latin) alphabet.
IPA: is an alphabetic system of phonetic (pronunciation) notation.
Noun: road, user, sister, table, sky
Pronoun: I, my, we, you, they, her
Verb: to go, to study, to think, to feel
Adjective: cold, kind, hungry, curious, expensive
Adverb: quickly, nicely, never, exactly, urgently
Preposition: from, to, on, in, with, till
Conjuction: and, because, if, but, while
Declarative sentence: I learn Korean.
Interrogative sentence: Do you learn Korean?
Imperative sentence: You must learn Korean!
Exclamative sentence: Wow, you learn Korean!
Verb / Adj. stem in Korean: part of a verb or adj. which is left after removing the last syllable -다 ( e.g. 가다 → 가, 예쁘다 → 예쁘, 듣다 → 듣 ).