No. 16,553 in Korean
사람인데
"It is a person" or "being a person."
In a sentence
저는 한국에서 태어난 사람인데 외국에서 살고 있어요.
I am a person born in Korea and living abroad.
The phrase '사람인데' connects the descriptive information about the person to the subsequent information, emphasizing context and background.
그는 부지런한 사람인데, 일을 잘 해요.
He is a diligent person, and he works well.
'사람인데' links the characteristic of being a diligent person to the related outcome of working well, demonstrating causality or additional detail.
칭찬받을만한 사람인데 모든 사람을 돕고 있어요.
He is a commendable person, and he is helping everyone.
Here, '사람인데' is used to present the virtuous characteristic of the subject leading to their altruistic actions.
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