No. 8,605 in Korean
가봤는데
"가봤는데" means "I’ve been (there), but..."
In a sentence
서울에 처음 가봤는데 정말 멋졌어요.
I visited Seoul for the first time, and it was really amazing.
The term '가봤는데' in this sentence is used to express the experience of having visited Seoul, implying a past tense action and a review or reflection on the experience.
그 산에 가봤는데 풍경이 환상적이었어요.
I went to that mountain, and the scenery was fantastic.
Here, '가봤는데' conveys that the speaker has visited the mountain and is describing their impression or memory of the visit.
노래방에 가봤는데 정말 재미있었어요.
I went to the karaoke room, and it was really fun.
In this usage, '가봤는데' indicates the past visit to the karaoke room, followed by a recount of the experience there.
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