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-는데: Background and contrast (-는데, -(으)ㄴ데)

-는데 sets the scene before the main point ("…, so / and …") or gives a soft contrast ("…, but …"). Verbs and 있다/없다: 는데. Adjectives: ㄴ데 / 은데. Nouns: 인데.