는데 가다

neundegada

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Also spelled nundegada

…, but went; go even though

-는데 lays down background or contrast and 가다 supplies the going: 초대 못 받았는데 갔잖아요 'he wasn't invited but went anyway', 들어는 봤는데 가보질 못했어요 'I've heard of it but never managed to go'. It also just links two thoughts: 겨울 이제 끝나가는데 가야겠네? 'winter's nearly over, so I should go, right?'. Mind the spacing — written apart, 는 데 means 'the place where', which is a different thing.

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