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No. 10,826 in Korean

그렇지만

"그렇지만" means "but" or "however."

In a sentence

  • 날씨가 맑아요. 그렇지만 바람이 불어요.

    The weather is clear. However, it's windy.

    In this sentence, '그렇지만' is used as a conjunction that contrasts two statements, indicating a discrepancy between the clear weather and the windy conditions.

  • 우리 팀이 잘했어요. 그렇지만 이겼다는 말씀은 못 드려요.

    Our team did well. However, I can't say that we won.

    Here, '그렇지만' connects two statements, emphasizing that despite the team's good performance, they did not win, highlighting a contrast.

  • 열심히 공부했어요. 그렇지만 시험 결과가 좋지 않았어요.

    I studied hard. However, the test results were not good.

    In this usage, '그렇지만' indicates a contrast between the effort put into studying and the lack of favorable outcomes in the test, demonstrating an unexpected or unfavorable result despite the initial clause.

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