📘 Intermediate Day 20: Expressing Contrast – ~(으)ㄴ/는데도 (Even Though / Despite) Welcome to Day 20 of the Intermediate Korean series! 💡 Today’s focus is on a powerful expression of contrast in Korean: ~(으)ㄴ/는데도 – which means “ even though ” or “ despite .” This structure is used to express a situation where the result is unexpected or goes against the preceding clause. You’ll use this pattern when reality turns out differently than expected. 📘 1. What Does ~(으)ㄴ/는데도 Mean? It combines: ~는데도 for action verbs and 있다/없다 ~은/ㄴ데도 for descriptive verbs (adjectives) It literally means: “even though…” or “despite the fact that…” and is used to show contrast or contradiction between the two clauses. 📘 2. How to Use – Conjugation Rules Action verb (present) + ~는데도 Descriptive verb (adj) + ~은/ㄴ데도 Noun + 인데도 ✅ Examples: 비가 오 는데도 사람들은 밖에 있어요. bi-ga o-neun-de-do sa-ram-deul-eun bak-e it-seo-yo 👉 Even though it’s raining, people are outside. ...