말했음에도

In a sentence

• 그가 이미 떠난다고 말했음에도 불구하고, 나는 그가 곧 돌아올 것이라고 믿었어요.

  Despite him saying he would leave, I believed he would return soon.

  In this sentence, '말했음에도' is used to indicate that a fact was communicated ('he would leave') but this did not lead to the expected conclusion or behavior ('I believed he would return').

• 친구가 거기에 가지 말라고 말했음에도 나는 그냥 그곳으로 갔다.

  Even though my friend told me not to go there, I went there anyway.

  Here, '말했음에도' denotes that advice or a suggestion was given ('not to go there') but the speaker decided to act contrary to the advice ('I went there anyway').

• 엄마가 많은 사람들이 있을 거라고 말했음에도 불구하고 그 장소는 한산했어요.

  Although mother said there would be many people, the place was quiet.

  In this instance, '말했음에도' illustrates that a prediction or statement ('there would be many people') was made and contrary conditions were encountered ('the place was quiet').