No. 11,877 in Korean
넘었지만
"넘었지만" means "though it has passed" or "although it has exceeded."
In a sentence
시간이 많이 넘었지만 아직 할 일이 남아 있어요.
Although a lot of time has passed, there is still work to do.
넘었지만 is used to indicate that a certain point in time has been exceeded, followed by an adversative clause.
그는 어려움을 많이 겪었지만 끝내 목표를 이루었습니다.
Though he faced many difficulties, he finally achieved his goal.
넘었지만 means figuratively going beyond difficulties and overcoming them in this context, followed by a resolute result.
예산이 넘었지만 모든 일정을 완료하려고 노력했습니다.
Even though the budget was exceeded, efforts were made to complete all schedules.
넘었지만 shows that a budget limit was exceeded, followed by an attempt to manage the situation.
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