Grammar 2 (N/Adj/Verb-인데/(으)ㄴ데/는데)

“N/Adj/Verb-인데/(으)ㄴ데/는데”

Today we learned “N/Adj/Verb-인데/(으)ㄴ데/는데”. We learned that this sentence is used when you want to explain the story in more detail. In fact, “N/Adj/Verb-인데/(으)ㄴ데/는데’” is also used in other ways.

1) One of the other meanings is ‘contrast’.

In other words, you can use “N/Adj/Verb-인데/(으)ㄴ데/는데” to connect the two contrasting contents.

If you look at the example sentence below, you can understand it more easily.

Examples

• 돼지고기는 좋아하는데 닭고기는 싫어해요.
• 형은 요리를 잘하는데 저는 요리를 못해요.
• 떡볶이는 먹어 본 적이 있는데 자장면은 먹어 본 적이 없어요.

2) Another meaning is ‘unexpectedness’.

Examples

• 학교에 가는데 비가 왔어요.
• 어제 치마를 샀는데 마음에 안 들어요.
• 어제 맛집을 찾아 갔는데 문을 닫았어요.