No. 8,673 in Korean
가졌지만
"Had but" or "although had."
In a sentence
그는 큰 꿈을 가졌지만 이를 이루지 못했다.
He had big dreams, but he could not achieve them.
The word '가졌지만' is used to contrast two situations - having big dreams and not being able to achieve them.
우리는 희망을 가졌지만 상황은 여전히 어려웠다.
We had hope, but the situation was still difficult.
In this sentence, '가졌지만' highlights the contrast between having hope and the persistence of difficulties.
그녀는 많은 부를 가졌지만 행복하지 않았다.
She had great wealth, but she was not happy.
Here, '가졌지만' connects the concept of possessing wealth with the contrasting state of not being happy.
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