Korean word

하지만

Pronunciation

Romanizationhajiman

Meaning

  • adverbbut

Example

계획은 있었어, 하지만 시간이 없었다.kye hoe geun i sseo sseo ha ji man si ga ni eop sseot tta

There was a plan, but there was no time.

Illustration for 하지만 (but)

More examples

초대는 받았어, 하지만 못 갔어.cho dae neun pa da sseo ha ji man mot ka sseo

I was invited, but I couldn't go.

Core concept

A small turn that accepts the first point and then adds a conflicting fact or condition.

Common phrases

  • 하지만 그래도ha ji man keu rae do

    but even so

  • 하지만 어쨌든ha ji man eo jjaet tteun

    but anyway

Similar words

그런데keureonde: Links a new question to the ongoing conversation in a gentle way.
근데keunde: Begins a casual remark by easing into a different thought.
그렇지만keureochiman: Follows an accepted point with a clear exception or opposing idea.

Definition in Korean

앞 내용을 일부 인정하면서도 그에 반하는 사실이나 조건을 덧붙일 때 쓰는 연결 부사.ap nae yong eul il bu in jeong ha myeon seo do keu e pan ha neun sa si ri na cho geo neul teot ppu chil ttae sseu neun yeon gyeol pu sa

Word origin

The form 하지만 (hajiman, "but") combines 하 (ha, "do") with the contrastive ending 지만 (jiman, "but or although") and functions as a connecting adverb.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often place a contrast word between two clauses, while this form is also very natural at the start of a new Korean sentence.

Other meanings

  • even soadverb

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