This is the 10826th most frequent Korean word.
그렇지만
"그렇지만" means "but" or "however."
In this sentence, '그렇지만' is used as a conjunction that contrasts two statements, indicating a discrepancy between the clear weather and the windy conditions.
날씨가 맑아요. 그렇지만 바람이 불어요.
The weather is clear. However, it's windy.
Here, '그렇지만' connects two statements, emphasizing that despite the team's good performance, they did not win, highlighting a contrast.
우리 팀이 잘했어요. 그렇지만 이겼다는 말씀은 못 드려요.
Our team did well. However, I can't say that we won.
In this usage, '그렇지만' indicates a contrast between the effort put into studying and the lack of favorable outcomes in the test, demonstrating an unexpected or unfavorable result despite the initial clause.