그런데

geureonde · TOPIK 1

but, by the way

그런 (like that) + 데 (but/and yet) = that being so, but...

그런데 is a contraction of 그러한데: 그러하다 (to be so) plus the ending -ㄴ데, which sets up background before a contrast or topic shift. So it literally says given that, which is why it covers both but and by the way.

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