-던데(요) reports a past observation or experience, often implying relevance to the current conversation.
Sharing observations - 맛있던데요 (I found it tasty)
Providing background - What I noticed/experienced
Soft disagreement - 근데 좋던데요 (But I thought it was good)
I found that restaurants food tasty
Combines retrospective -던 with background/contrast -ㄴ데.
Based on personal experience
- Must be something you witnessed/experienced
- Not for hearsay or general facts
-던데 vs -는데
- 던데 = past experience (I found that...)
- 는데 = present/general (it is... but)
Often contradicts expectations
- A: 그 영화 재미없대 (They say that movie is boring)
- B: 저는 재미있던데요 (I found it fun though)
I noticed the weather was nice yesterday
I found that they speak Korean well
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