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A-(으)ㄴ데도 · V-는데도 · N인데도 — even though — review of Lesson 3A-7, now for pointing out a fact that goes against what you would expect, in comparisons and opinions (not -아/어도 'even if')
Even though — review of Lesson 3A-7, now for pointing out a fact that goes against what you would expect, in comparisons and opinions (not -아/어도 'even if'). Korean grammar for advanced learners — Level 5A, lesson 11: 학교 이야기 (School stories — is the entrance exam still needed in the AI age? Education systems compared).
What it means
-는데도 says that something happened even though the fact before it would make you expect otherwise: 비중이 높은데도 수능 날은 온 나라가 조용해져요 'even though school marks count for more, the whole country goes quiet on CSAT day'. Verbs take -는데도, adjectives -(으)ㄴ데도, nouns 인데도, and the past -았/었는데도; 그런데도 starts a sentence. At Level 5 it is useful in comparisons and opinions, to show where facts and results do not match. -아/어도 is for something not yet true ('even if'); -는데도 is for a fact. No command after it.
Forms
| Pattern | When | Example |
|---|---|---|
| V-는데도 | 동사 | 공부하다 → 공부하는데도 |
| A-(으)ㄴ데도 | 형용사 | 높다 → 높은데도 |
| N인데도 | 명사 | 하루뿐이다 → 하루뿐인데도 |
Key points
- -는데도 (Lesson 3A-7) = even though — V-는데도 · A-(으)ㄴ데도 · N인데도 · past -았/었는데도; 그런데도 at the start of a sentence.
- At Level 5: show the gap between a fact and what happens, in comparisons and opinions. Not -아/어도 ('even if' — a supposition); no command after it.
Examples
- 앞의 사실을 생각하면 뒤의 일이 생기지 않을 것 같은데, 생겼을 때 써요: 비중이 높은데도 수능 날은 온 나라가 조용해져요.
- 동사는 -는데도, 형용사는 -(으)ㄴ데도, 명사는 인데도, 과거는 -았/었는데도예요. 문장 앞에서는 「그런데도」.
- 5급에서는 두 제도를 비교하거나 의견을 말할 때, 사실과 결과가 맞지 않는 곳을 보여 줄 때 많이 써요.
- -아/어도는 「아직 사실이 아닌 일」, -는데도는 「사실인 일」이에요. 뒤에 「-(으)세요」는 쓰지 않아요.
Where university textbooks teach it
This point also appears in: Seoul National University Korean 3A, lesson 7; Yonsei University Korean 3-1, lesson 6; Sogang University Korean 5A, lesson 8; Ewha Womans University Korean 4, lesson 10; Hongik University Korean 4A, lesson 6; Hanyang University Korean 3-2, lesson 9.
Also in this lesson
- A/V-(으)ㄴ 나머지 — so … that — a feeling or an action went too far and led to a result nobody planned
- N(으)로 인해 · 이로 인해 — due to … · because of this — a formal cause (review of Lessons 3B-11 and 4B-10), now carried from one sentence to the next with 이로 인해 in articles and reports