Question 1
Build the expectation mismatch: The stage looked dazzling last night, but the audience remained quiet. Start with 어젯밤. _____
Options: 어젯밤 무대는 화려했는데 관객들은 조용했어요., 화려한데, 화려해서
Tap the tiles in order to build the Korean sentence described. Choose the form that fits the background, contrast, plan, or polite preface; two tiles are not used.
Question 1
Build the expectation mismatch: The stage looked dazzling last night, but the audience remained quiet. Start with 어젯밤. _____
Options: 어젯밤 무대는 화려했는데 관객들은 조용했어요., 화려한데, 화려해서
Question 2
Build: State that the screen keeps shaking, then ask the listener to check the settings. _____
Options: 화면을, 화면이 흔들리는데 설정을 확인해 주시겠어요?, 설정이
Question 3
Build the contrast between the widths of two passageways using -는데. Start with 이 통로는. _____
Options: 좁지만, 좁았는데, 이 통로는 좁은데 옆 복도는 아주 넓어요.
Question 4
Build: Say that today is a closing day, but the door is open. Start with 오늘은. _____
Options: 오늘은 휴관일인데 문이 열려 있어요., 휴관일이라서, 휴관일이었는데
Question 5
Build: Say that you have no time now, then ask to be told tomorrow. Start with 지금은. _____
Options: 지금이, 지금은 시간이 없는데 내일 알려 주시겠어요?, 시간을
Question 6
Build: At lunchtime the restaurant is crowded, so we wait outside. Start with 점심시간에는. _____
Options: 점심시간을, 식당을, 점심시간에는 식당이 붐비는데 밖에서 기다려요.
Question 7
Build the contrast between a building’s former and current uses using -는데. Start with 그 건물은. _____
Options: 그 건물은 예전에 병원이었는데 지금은 도서관이에요., 병원인데, 병원이었지만
Question 8
Build: State your plan to visit the lab, then ask whether the afternoon is convenient. _____
Options: 방문했는데, 연구실을 방문할 건데 오후가 괜찮을까요?, 방문하더니
Question 9
Build: Use -(으)ㄹ 텐데 to express concern that the temperature will drop sharply, then advise the listener to dress warmly. _____
Options: 떨어지겠지만, 떨어졌는데, 기온이 크게 떨어질 텐데 따뜻하게 입으세요.
Question 10
Build: Politely present the copier breakdown, then ask the technical team to come. _____
Options: 복사기가 고장 났는데 기술팀에서 와 주시겠어요?, 복사기를, 기술팀을
Question 11
Build: State that it is raining now, then ask whether to take an umbrella. _____
Options: 왔는데, 비가 오는데 우산을 가져갈까요?, 온데
Question 12
Build a tactful observation with sentence-final -는데요 that the received number differs from the reservation number. Start with 주문서의. _____
Options: 다르지만요, 달랐는데요, 주문서의 예약번호와 받은 번호가 다른데요.
Practice Building sentences that open with -는데 with this interactive sentence-building exercise of 12 questions. Tap the words into the correct order to build each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get detailed feedback on every sentence.
Practicing grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Building sentences that open with -는데 in everyday Korean.
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