This is the 14778th most frequent Korean word.
바라지만
"바라지만" means "though (I/we/they) hope" or "although (I/we/they) wish".
The word '바라지만' is used here to express hope and is connected with a contrasting conjunction '지만' meaning 'but'.
나는 그가 성공하길 바라지만, 그가 얼마나 준비되었는지 걱정돼요.
I hope he succeeds, but I worry about how prepared he is.
The word '바라지만' conveys a wish with a following concession or limitation.
그녀가 시험을 잘 보길 바라지만, 결과를 예상하기는 어려워요.
I hope she does well in the test, but predicting the results is difficult.
In this example, '바라지만' integrates the speaker's hopeful perspective with a realistic acknowledgment of difficulties.