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-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. 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. 1. What does ‘-는데도’ mean?

  2. 2. Which form means “even though; despite (the fact that)”?