근데

geunde · [근데]

by the way · but · however · well

adverbIntermediate

Meanings

  1. by the wayA word used to change the direction of a story while relating it to the preceding content.
  2. but; howeverA word used when saying some words opposed to the preceding statement.
  3. wellA word used to begin a conversation without a special meaning.

Examples from Lessons (3)

But you look really nervous right now.

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But what flavor would you like for the syrup?

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But I am worried because there are really a lot of assignments.

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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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