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는 마당에

-neun madang-e

given that; now that (things stand)

Attaches to verb stems to describe the situation or position one is already in when something has already happened — 'given that things have already come to this point, ...', often used rhetorically.

Form

Other shapes
-ㄴ 마당에 · -은 마당에

Meanings

  1. 1

    An expression used to indicate that one is in a situation or position where something mentioned in the preceding statement has already occurred.

    앞에 오는 말이 나타내는 일이 이루어지는 상황이나 처지를 나타내는 표현.

    ※ '있다', '없다', '계시다'나 '있다', '없다'로 끝나는 형용사, 동사 또는 '-으시-', '-겠-' 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

Examples

  • 비가 많이 와서 집이 허물어진 마당에 희망을 갖기란 쉽지 않다.

    With the house already collapsed from all the rain, it's not easy to hold onto hope.

  • 아무리 비싼 도자기라 할지라도 이미 깨진 마당에 무슨 소용이 있겠어?

    No matter how expensive the pottery was, what good is it now that it's already broken?

  • 오랫동안 사귄 여자 친구와 정이 많이 들었겠지만 헤어진 마당에 미련은 가져서 뭐해.

    You must have grown quite attached to a girlfriend you dated for so long, but now that you've broken up, what's the point of lingering regret?

  • 하루하루 늙어 가는 마당에 건강보다 중요한 것이 무엇이겠는가?

    Given that we're getting older day by day, what could be more important than health?

  • 내 할 일도 너무 많아서 쩔쩔매는 마당에 내가 누구를 돕겠어?

    I'm already struggling with so much of my own work — how could I help anyone else?

  • 생활비도 모자라는 마당에 저축이 다 뭔가?

    When I'm already short on living expenses, what's the point of talking about savings?

Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

Quick check

  1. 1. What does ‘는 마당에’ mean?

  2. 2. Which form means “given that; now that (things stand)”?