그런데

geureonde · [그런데]

by the way · however · but · well

adverbBeginner

Meanings

  1. by the wayA word used to change the direction of a story while relating it to the preceding statement.
  2. however; butA word used to say something opposed to the preceding statement.
  3. wellA word used to begin a conversation without a special meaning.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

Entry 2

  1. An abbreviated word for '그러한데' (a conjugated form of '그러하다' (be so)).

Examples from Lessons (3)

But there is no convenience store here.

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By the way, what do you do in the student cafeteria?

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But I don't have a friend right now.

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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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