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Used To, Only This -았는데

An old photo shows long hair; today you keep it short. -는데 can set the earlier picture beside the present one. 밖에 narrows a statement to the one thing or amount left.

Put Two Pictures Side by Side

You have used -는데 for background. It also supports a contrast: 예전에는 길었는데 지금은 짧아요. Use -는데 for present action verbs, -(으)ㄴ데 for adjectives, and -았/었는데 for the past. Nouns take -인데.

yejeoneneun meoriga gireonneunde jigeumeun jjalbayo.

My hair used to be long, but now it is short.

dongsaengeun joyonghande jeoneun mari manayo.

My younger sibling is quiet, but I talk a lot.

Only This Much Remains

Put 밖에 after a noun or quantity and follow it with a negative expression: 하나밖에 없어요, 한국어밖에 못 해요. The whole sentence means only that much is available or possible. 만 can appear with an affirmative verb; 밖에 needs the negative partner.

sigani sip bunbakke eopseoyo.

I only have ten minutes.

jeoneun hangugeobakke mot haeyo.

I can only speak Korean.

Hint · 힌트

Inside a room and outside a room use location nouns: 방 안에, 방 밖에. The limiting particle in 십 분밖에 없어요 attaches directly to the quantity and belongs with a negative.

Vocabulary

Korean	English
예전 yejeon	the past
머리 meori	hair
짧다 jjalda	to be short
조용하다 joyonghada	to be quiet
말이 많다 mari manta	to talk a lot
시간 sigan	time
외모 oemo	appearance
키 ki	height
얼굴 eolgul	face
길다 gilda	to be long
크다 keuda	to be tall or big
작다 jakda	to be short or small
예쁘다 yeppeuda	to be pretty
귀엽다 gwiyeopda	to be cute
멋있다 meositda	to be stylish or impressive
잘생기다 jalsaenggida	to be handsome
마르다 mareuda	to be thin
통통하다 tongtonghada	to be plump
피곤하다 pigonhada	to be tired
편안하다 pyeonanhada	to be comfortable

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