What does 지만 do to this sentence?
Hello everyone!

Can anyone tell me how 지만 works in the following sentence: 아주 가보고 싶었지만 시간이 없었어요.
My guess is that the meaning is something like 'Although I really wanted to go, I didn't have time.'

If you could also provide some other simple examples of 지만 in action like this, I would be really grateful! :)

Thank you!

Question

What does 지만 do to this sentence?
Hello everyone!

Can anyone tell me how 지만 works in the following sentence: 아주 가보고 싶었지만 시간이 없었어요.
My guess is that the meaning is something like 'Although I really wanted to go, I didn't have time.'

If you could also provide some other simple examples of 지만 in action like this, I would be really grateful! :)

Thank you!

Answer

A/V+지만 ~ But
-지만 can be attached to a verb or adjective stem, connecting 2 sentences which are in contrast, like ‘but’.
ex)
한국말 공부는 어렵지만 재미있어요
Studying Korean is difficult but interesting.
저녁을 먹었지만 배가 고파요.
I ate dinner but I’m still hungry.

Answer

You're right.
'지만' has a meaning of a word 'although'

one example, 
배가 매우 고팠지만, 목이 아파서 아무것도 먹지를 못했다.
(I don't think it will be good that I write this sentence in English as the sentence is very neccessary.)

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