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No. 13,408 in Korean

떠났지만

"떠났지만" means "left but" or "departed but."

In a sentence

  • 그는 도시를 떠났지만 마음은 여전히 그곳에 있습니다.

    He left the city, but his heart is still there.

    In this sentence, '떠났지만' indicates a contrast between physically leaving the city and emotionally remaining connected to it.

  • 우리 팀은 회의를 떠났지만 결정을 내리지 못했습니다.

    Our team left the meeting, but they couldn't reach a decision.

    Here, '떠났지만' expresses the action of leaving the meeting contrasted with the inability to finalize decisions.

  • 비가 많이 내려서 밖을 떠났지만 집에 갈 수밖에 없었어요.

    It rained heavily, so I left outside but had no choice but to return home.

    '떠났지만' is used to show the departure from a location (outside) alongside the inevitable action of going home due to circumstances.

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