-으련마는Korean connective · TOPIK 6

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A connective ending used when the speaker anticipates and assumes a certain situation of which some conditions are met, but the following content is not so.

형태Forms

-으련마는-련마는-으련만-련만

Which one you use is decided by what comes in front of it — see the usage rule under each meaning below.

A connective ending used when the speaker anticipates and assumes a certain situation of which some conditions are met, but the following content is not so.

어떤 조건이 갖추어진 상황을 기대하며 가정하지만 뒤에 오는 말이 나타내는 실제 상황은 그렇지 않음을 나타내는 연결 어미.

쓰임Usage

Attaches after verbs and adjectives ending in a consonant other than ㄹ or the past -었-.

‘ㄹ’을 제외한 받침 있는 동사와 형용사 또는 ‘-었-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

예문Examples

날씨가 화창했으면 소풍을 갔으련마는 비가 와서 못 갔네.

If the weather had been nice, we would have gone on the picnic, but it rained so we couldn't.

너도 우리랑 같이 여행을 가면 좋으련마는 같이 못 가서 아쉽다.

It would have been great if you could have come on the trip with us, but it's a shame you couldn't.

어제만 공부를 열심히 했어도 시험을 더 잘 봤으련마는 이미 늦어 버렸다.

If I had studied hard yesterday, I would have done better on the exam, but it's too late now.

대화In conversation

행사가 너무 단조롭더라.

The event was too monotonous.

맞아. 좀 더 다양한 프로그램이 마련되어 있었으면 재미있었으련마는 뭔가가 허전했어.

Right. If they had arranged more varied programs, it would have been fun, but something felt missing.

관련 문법Related grammar

Other connectives you will meet alongside this one.

-거들랑 -geodeullang -걸랑 A connective ending used to mean "if something is true or turns out to be true." TOPIK 6 -건대 -geondae A connective ending used when the speaker implies in advance that he/she will confess his/her thoughts or hopes, etc., in the following statement. TOPIK 6 -건만 -geonman -건마는 A connective ending used when the actual result is different from the result that was anticipated from the preceding statement. TOPIK 6 -기로서니 -giroseoni A connective ending used when emphasizing this meaning, "however the preceding statement says so." TOPIK 6 -노라면 TOPIK 6 -느니만큼 -neunimankeum -니만큼 · -으니만큼 A connective ending used when admitting to the truth of the preceding statement and saying that it is the cause or reason for the following statement. TOPIK 6

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does -으련마는 mean in Korean?

-으련마는 is a connective introduced at 6급 (TOPIK 6). A connective ending used when the speaker anticipates and assumes a certain situation of which some conditions are met, but the following content is not so.

When do you use -으련마는?

Attaches after verbs and adjectives ending in a consonant other than ㄹ or the past -었-. The other shape is -련마는, -으련만, -련만 — same point, different environment.

What is the difference between -으련마는 and -련마는?

None in meaning — they are two shapes of the same connective, and which one appears is decided by the sound in front of it, not by what you want to say.

What TOPIK level is -으련마는?

6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery. It is one of 56 grammar points at that level.

Definition, usage note, examples and dialogue from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.