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
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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. What does ‘는 마당에’ mean?
2. Which form means “given that; now that (things stand)”?