V+ 었/았/였는데 Give more detail explanation about the act in the preceding clause that was done in the past.

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무엇을 찾아요?

What are you looking for?

귀걸이가 떨어졌는데 안 보여요.

I dropped my earring, but I can't find it.

비싼 거예요?

Is it something expensive?

비싸지 않지만 너무 소중한 거예요.

It's not expensive, but it's so precious for me.

V+ 었는데/았는데/였는데

It is used to give more detail explanation about the act in the preceding clause that was done in the past.

저는 베트남 음식을 처음 먹었는데 맛있었어요.

I had Vietnamese food for the first time and it was delicious.

제가 어제 영화를 봤는데 아주 재미있었어요.

I watched a movie yesterday and it was really interesting.

우리는 제주도에서 여행을 했는데 날씨가 나빴어요.

We travelled around in the Jeju Island and the weather was bad.

Related words

귀걸이 an earring, earrings

떨어지다 to drop

보이다 to be seen

소중하다 to be precious, to be valuable

거 something (It is the colloquial expression for '것'.)

나쁘다 to be bad

Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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