그러나

geureona · [그러나]

but · however

adverbBeginner

Meanings

  1. but; howeverA word used to indicate that a statement is the opposite of the following statement.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

Entry 2

  1. An abbreviated word for '그리하나' (a conjugated form of '그리하다' (do so)).
  2. An abbreviated word for '그러하나' (a conjugated form of '그러하다' (be so)).

Examples from Lessons (3)

Also, to complete a piece of writing, he can use conjunctions like 'however'.

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However, the atmosphere remained heavy.

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그러나 오늘은 크로플만 주문할게요.

But today, I will just order the croffle.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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