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In Korean, you say \"피곤**하지만** 가겠어\" (literally: \"tired-but I-will-go\"), where `지만` *attaches to the tired-ness*, making the tiredness the **setup** for the contrast that follows. The first part is \"conceded\" or \"admitted\"—you're saying \"Yes, this is true, AND YET...\" This is why it's called a **concessive** connector.\n\n**Why Korean structures it this way:** Korean treats the first clause as a **conceded fact** (something acknowledged but then overridden), so grammatically it becomes dependent on the second clause for its full meaning. You're not just listing two opposite ideas; you're saying \"Despite X (which I admit is true), Y happens.\" English speakers naturally think sequentially—\"First this, then that\"—but Korean embeds subordination and contrast into word order and particles.\n\nThe key insight: `지만` always means the second clause is the **real point**, and the first clause is the expected or obvious counterpoint. 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(It's delicious, but it's too spicy.)",[69,71,73,75],{"t":70,"ok":59},"지만",{"t":72,"ok":10},"하지만",{"t":74,"ok":10},"그런데",{"t":76,"ok":10},"따라서",{"ko":78,"options":79},"Which sentence uses `지만` correctly?",[80,82,84,86],{"t":81,"ok":10},"공부했지만.",{"t":83,"ok":59},"공부했지만 시험을 못 봤습니다.",{"t":85,"ok":10},"공부 지만 시험.",{"t":87,"ok":10},"지만 공부했습니다."]