-으나
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Grammar · 1 sense
although, though, but, even though
Examples
이 음식은 건강에 좋으나 맛이 조금 밍밍해요.
This food is healthy, but it's a bit bland.
새로운 게임은 흥미롭으나 버그가 많아서 플레이하기 어렵네요.
The new game is interesting, but it has so many bugs that it’s hard to play.
이 옷은 세련되나 가격이 너무 비싸요.
This outfit is stylish, but it’s too expensive.
When you'd hear it
-으나 is formal and is especially common in writing, reports, presentations, and official or polished speech. In casual conversation, speakers usually prefer -지만 or -는데 instead.
What learners get wrong
Unlike -지만, -으나 can sound stiff in everyday conversation even when the contrast is the same. It attaches directly to an adjective or verb stem, as in 좋으나 or 세련되나.
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