-는데도
-neundedo
even though; despite (the fact that)
Attaches to verb/adjective stems to state that the following situation happens regardless of, or in contradiction to, the preceding situation — 'even though X, Y happens anyway'.
Form
- Attaches to
- Verb, Adjective, 이다, Auxiliary
- Other shapes
- -ㄴ데도 · -은데도
Meanings
- 1
An expression used to indicate that the following situation will occur, regardless of the preceding situation.
앞에 오는 말이 나타내는 상황에 상관없이 뒤에 오는 말이 나타내는 상황이 일어남을 나타내는 표현.
※ ‘있다’, ‘없다’, ‘계시다’나 ‘있다’, ‘없다’로 끝나는 형용사, 동사 또는 ‘-으시-’, ‘-었-’, ‘-겠-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.
Examples
그 선수는 키가 작은데도 점프를 잘해서 덩크 슛으로 득점을 많이 해요.
Even though that player is short, he jumps well and scores a lot with dunks.
가구를 잘 배치해서 사실은 방이 좁은데도 넓어 보인다.
The furniture is arranged so well that, even though the room is actually small, it looks spacious.
지수는 숙제가 많은데도 집에 오자마자 텔레비전 앞에 앉아 있어.
Even though Jisu has a lot of homework, she sits in front of the TV as soon as she gets home.
요즘은 학력이 높은데도 취업이 안 되는 사람이 많대요 워낙 취업하기가 어렵다 보니 그렇겠지요.
These days there are apparently a lot of people who can't find jobs even though they're highly educated. That's probably because it's just so hard to get hired.
날씨가 흐려서 낮인데도 어둡다.
The sky is overcast, so even though it's daytime, it's dark.
그 학생은 집이 먼데도 늘 학교에 가장 먼저 와 있다.
Even though that student lives far away, they're always the first one at school.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Quick check
1. What does ‘-는데도’ mean?
2. Which form means “even though; despite (the fact that)”?