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Decoded Slug: ~던데 [deonde] (Used to, before)
Korean Grammar Point
~던데 [deonde] (Used to, before)
~던데 [deonde] (Used to, before)
Short explanation:
Used to express something that used to be the case or happened in the past.
Formation:
Verb + 던데
Examples:
우리 철수가 말하던데, 그는 학교에서 항상 공부하던 학생이었다고 해.
Uri Cheolsuga malhadeon de, geuneun hakgyoeseo hangsang gongbuhadeon haksangieotdago hae.
Cheolsu was saying that he used to be a student who always studied at school.
그 레스토랑은 맛있는 음식을 팔던데, 최근에는 그렇지 않아.
Geu reseutorangeun masissneun eumsigeul paldeonde, choegeuneuneun geureohji anha.
That restaurant used to sell delicious food, but it's not like that recently.
아빠는 전에 매일 아침에 운동하던데, 요즘은 그렇지 않아요.
Appaneun jeone maeil achime undonghadeon de, yojeumeun geureohji anhayo.
My father used to exercise every morning before, but he doesn't now.
첫 만남에서 그는 매우 친절하던데, 하지만 이제는 그렇지 않아요.
Cheot manname geuneun maeu chinjeolhadeon de, hajiman ijeneun geureohji anhayo.
He was very kind when we first met, but he is not anymore.
Long explanation:
~던데 [deonde] is used after a verb to express that something used to happen or be the case in the past, but may not be now. It is often used when introducing contrasting or unexpected information, or reminding someone of something they may have forgotten. It can be translated as 'used to' or 'before' in English.