-는데Korean connective · TOPIK 2

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TOPIK 2 2급 Connectives 연결 어미opposition, background 대립, 배경

A connective ending used to talk in advance about a situation to follow.

형태Forms

-는데-은데-ㄴ데

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 to talk in advance about a situation to follow.

뒤의 말을 하기 위하여 그 대상과 관련이 있는 상황을 미리 말함을 나타내는 연결 어미.

쓰임Usage

Attaches after 있다, 없다, 계시다, adjectives and verbs ending in 있다 or 없다, the honorific -으시-, the past -었- or the future -겠-.

'있다', '없다', '계시다'나 '있다', '없다'로 끝나는 형용사, 동사 또는 '-으시-', '-었-', '-겠-' 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

예문Examples

식사 시간이 되었는데 괜찮다면 같이 밥 먹을래?

It's mealtime now—if you're okay with it, would you like to eat together?

이쪽으로 가다 보면 작은 꽃집이 하나 있는데 그 옆이 네가 찾는 곳이야.

If you go this way, there's a small flower shop, and next to it is the place you're looking for.

유민이가 민준이에게 선물로 책을 받았는데 그 책은 마침 유민이가 사려던 것이었다.

Yumin received a book as a gift from Minjun, and it happened to be the one she had been planning to buy.

대화In conversation

나한테 마침 영화 표가 두 장 있는데 영화 보러 가지 않을래?

I happen to have two movie tickets—would you like to go see a movie?

나야 좋지.

Sure, I'd love to.

관련 문법Related grammar

Other connectives you will meet alongside this one.

-거나 -geona A connective ending used when one of either the preceding statement or the following statement can be chosen. TOPIK 2 -게 -ge A connective ending used when the preceding statement is the purpose, result, method, amount, etc., of something mentioned in the following statement. TOPIK 2 -다가 -daga -다 · 다가도 A connective ending used when an action or state, etc., is stopped and changed to another action or state. TOPIK 2 -으면 -eumyeon -면 A connective ending used to assume an uncertain fact. TOPIK 2 -으면서 -eumyeonseo -면서 A connective ending used when more than two actions or states happen at the same time. TOPIK 2

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does -는데 mean in Korean?

-는데 is a connective introduced at 2급 (TOPIK 2). A connective ending used to talk in advance about a situation to follow.

When do you use -는데?

Attaches after 있다, 없다, 계시다, adjectives and verbs ending in 있다 or 없다, the honorific -으시-, the past -었- or the future -겠-. The other shape is -은데, -ㄴ데 — same point, different environment.

What is the difference between -는데 and -은데?

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 -는데?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary. It is one of 45 grammar points at that level.

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