No. 11,876 in Korean
넘었는데도
"Even though it has passed"
In a sentence
시간이 이미 밤 10시를 넘었는데도 그는 집에 돌아오지 않았어요.
It's already past 10 PM, yet he hasn't returned home.
In this usage, '넘었는데도' conveys the situation of time (10 PM) being surpassed, followed by an unexpected or contrasting event (not returning home).
비가 많이 왔었는데도 홍수가 나지는 않았어요.
Even though it rained a lot, there was no flood.
Here, '넘었는데도' implies the exceeding amount of rainfall that would typically lead to a flood, yet the flood did not occur.
시험 준비가 부족했는데도 결과는 좋았어요.
Despite insufficient test preparation, the results were good.
In this sentence, '넘었는데도' indicates the lacking preparation as an adverse condition, contrasted with the positive outcome of good test results.
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