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는데

Is used after action verbs, after 있다 and 없다, and after 았 or 겠

은데

Is used after descriptive verbs that have a last consonant in the verb stem, except for ㄹ

ㄴ데

Is used after descriptive verbs that end in a vowel or ㄹ (and in that case ㄹ is dropped) and after 이다 and 아니다

Example 1

하다 - 하는데

Example 2

있다 - 있는데

Example 3

먹다 - 먹는데

Example 4

예쁘다 - 예쁜데

Example 5

작다 - 작은데

Usage 1

Explaining the background or the situation before making a suggestion, a request or question

Example

내일 일요일인데, 뭐 할 거예요? - it's Sunday tomorrow, (ㄴ데) what are you going to do?

Usage 2

Explaining the situation before explaining what happened

Example

어제 자고 있었는데, 한국에서 전화가 왔어요 - I was sleeping yesterday, (는데) I got a phone call from Korea

Usage 3

Showing a result or situation that is contrasted from the previous action or situation

Example

아직 9시인데 별써 졸려요 - it's still 9 o'clock but I am already sleepy

(Note) the second part after 는데 can be omitted when the meaning can be easily implied

Ex: 준비 많이 했는데 (요) - I prepared a lot, but...

Usage 4

Showing surprise or exclamation

Example

멋있는데(요)! - Oh, that's cool!

Usage 5

Asking a question (expecting some explanation about a situation or behavior)

Example

지금 어디에 있는데(요)? - so, where are you now?

Usage 6

Expecting an answer or response

Example

지금(요)? 지금 바쁜데(요)? - now? I'm busy now, so...

내일 친구 생일인데, 선물을 아직 못 샀어요

It's my friend's birthday tomorrow, but I haven't been able to buy a present

이거 일본에서 샀는데, 선물이에요

I bought this in Japan, and it's a present for you

오늘 뉴스에서 봤는데, 그거 진짜예요?

I saw it in the news today. Is that for real?

이거 좋은데요!

Oh I like this! / Oh this is good!

어? 여기 있었는데 (요)...

Huh? It was here...

영화 재미있는데, 무서웠어요

The movie is interesting, but it was scary

영화 봤는데, 무서웠어요

I saw a movie, and it was scary

저 지금 학생인데, 일도 하고 있어요

I am a student now, but I'm working too