No. 19,012 in Korean
아니었지만
"Was not, but..."
In a sentence
그것은 진실이 아니었지만, 사람들이 믿고 있었어요.
It wasn't true, but people believed it.
In this sentence, "아니었지만" connects two clauses, indicating that the preceding clause is negated while introducing the following contrasting clause.
그는 의사가 아니었지만 고쳐보려고 노력했어요.
He wasn't a doctor, but he tried to fix it.
Here, "아니었지만" negates the subject's profession and contrasts it with their actions of attempting to heal.
오늘 날씨가 좋지 아니었지만, 우리는 여행을 떠났어요.
Today's weather wasn't good, but we went on a trip.
In this context, "아니었지만" expresses the negation of the weather's quality followed by the continuation of their plans.
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