-건만
-geonman
even though; and yet
Attaches to verb/adjective stems to describe a result that turns out differently from what was expected based on the preceding statement — a literary equivalent of '-지만'/'-는데도'.
Form
- Other shapes
- -건마는
Meanings
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A connective ending used when the actual result is different from the result that was anticipated from the preceding statement.
앞에 오는 말로 인해 기대되는 결과와 다른 결과가 일어남을 나타내는 연결 어미.
※ '이다', 동사와 형용사 또는 '-으시-', '-었-', '-겠-' 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.
Examples
삼촌은 가진 것은 없건만 계획하고 있는 사업은 여럿이다.
My uncle has nothing to his name, and yet he has several businesses he's planning.
어머니가 그렇게 말렸건만 동생은 기어코 회사를 그만두고 말았다.
Mother tried so hard to stop him, and yet my younger brother went ahead and quit his job.
밥 먹을 새도 없이 바쁘건만 지수는 아이들 걱정에 수시로 집에 전화를 했다.
She was too busy even to eat, and yet Jisu kept calling home often, worried about the kids.
반장은 아직 안 왔어요? 응. 오늘이 마지막 수업이건만 안 올 모양이다.
Has the class president not come yet? Right. It's the last class today, and yet it looks like he's not coming.
반장은 아직 안 왔어요?
Has the class president not come yet?
응. 오늘이 마지막 수업이건만 안 올 모양이다.
Right. It's the last class today, and yet it looks like he's not coming.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Quick check
1. What does ‘-건만’ mean?
2. Which form means “even though; and yet”?