V+ 는데도, A+ 은데도/ㄴ데도

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이제 정말 이사해야 할 것 같아.
I have to really move out this time.
왜? 룸메이트하고 싸웠어?
Why? Did you fight with your roommate?
싸운 건 아닌데 룸메이트가 자꾸 내 물건을 자기 마음대로 사용해서 기분이 나빠.
No, I didn't fight, but I feel bad because my roommate uses my stuff repeatedly at her disposal.
마음대로 쓰지 말라고 말해 봤어?
Did you tell her not to use your stuffs at her disposal?
응, 내가 매번 이야기하는데도 룸메이트가 달라지지 않아. 이제 정말 같이 못 살겠어.
Yes, I did. But my roommate doesn't change even though I talk every time. I can't live with her anymore.
그럼 빨리 다른 집을 구해야겠다.
Then, you have to find another house quickly.

V+ 는데도
A+ 은데도/ㄴ데도
It is used when a situation in the latter clause happens regardless of a situation in the preceding clause.

'-는데도' is used after an action verb stem. When a descriptive verb stem ends in a consonant, use '-은데도', and when it ends in a vowel, use '-ㄴ데도'. '인데도' is used after a noun.

매일 발음 연습을 열심히 하는데도 발음이 좋아지지 않아요.
My pronunciation doesn't get better even though I practice hard every day.

이 원룸은 다른 곳에 비해서 시설이 좋은데도 값이 저렴해요.
This one-room studio is cheaper than other places even though it has good facilities.

요즘 바쁜데도 제 일을 도와주셔서 감사해요.
Thank you for helping me even though you are busy these days.

Related words
룸메이트 a roommate
매번 every time
연습 practice
원룸 a one-room studio
저렴하다 to be cheap

Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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