썼는데

This is the 18943rd most frequent Korean word.


썼는데

"썼는데" means "wrote, but" or "used, but" depending on context.


The word '썼는데' is used to express the past action of writing, with its connective '-는데' providing additional context for the sentence.

나는 일기에 내 기분을 썼는데 오늘은 좀 특별했다.

I wrote about my feelings in my diary, and today was somewhat special.


Here, '썼는데' indicates the action of writing a letter, and the conjunction '-는데' contrasts this action with an outcome.

편지를 정성껏 썼는데 답장이 오지 않았다.

I wrote a heartfelt letter, but no reply came.


'썼는데' depicts the action of writing a book, with '-는데' introducing a subsequent or opposing statement.

그는 책을 열심히 썼는데, 아직 시간이 더 필요하다.

He worked hard to write the book, but he still needs more time.