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No. 13,894 in Korean

많았으나

"많았으나" means "there were many, but" in English.

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  • 비가 많이 왔지만, 사람들이 여전히 밖에서 활동하고 있었어요.

    Although it rained a lot, people were still active outside.

    많았으나 is used to indicate a contrast between the abundance of rain and people's activities.

  • 회의에서는 다양한 의견이 많았으나 결론을 내지 못했습니다.

    In the meeting, there were various opinions, but no conclusion was reached.

    많았으나 is used to show the presence of abundant opinions contrasted with the lack of a conclusion.

  • 문제를 해결하기 위한 아이디어들이 많았으나 실제로 실행된 것은 없었습니다.

    There were many ideas to solve the problem, but none were actually implemented.

    많았으나 contrasts the abundance of ideas with the lack of implementation.

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