[Korean grammar] A/V-지만

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한국말은 어렵지만 재미있어요.
Korean is difficult but interesting.


형은 크지만 동생은 작아요.
My older brother is big, but my younger brother is small.


하영 씨는 많이 먹지만 날씬해요.
Ha-yeong eats a lot, but she’s slim.


Grammar Focus:
지만 is used when the information in the second clause of the sentence is opposite or contrary to that in the first. It corresponds to ‘but’ in English. -지만 is added to the stems of verbs and adjectives, and in the case of the past tense, -았/었지만 is added.




Conversation:
A: 오늘 날씨가 어때요? How is the weather today?
B: 바람이 불지만 춥지는 않아요. It’s windy but not cold.

A: 요코 씨, 아파트가 어때요? How is your apartment, Yoko?
B: 작지만 깨끗해요. It’s small but clean.

A 댄 씨가 한국말을 잘해요? Can Dane speak Korean well?
B 네, 외국사람이지만 한국말을 잘해요.
Yes, (he's) a foreigner, but he can speak Korean well.

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