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긴장했지만 괜찮은 척했어.ginjanghaessjiman gwaenchanheun cheokhaesseo.
Meaning
I was nervous, but I pretended to be okay.
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Breakdown of ginjanghaessjiman gwaenchanheun cheokhaesseo.
괜찮다gwaenchanhda
okay
긴장하다ginjanghada
to be nervous / to get nervous
~(으)ㄴ/는 척하다~(eu)ㄴ/neun cheokhada
to pretend to do or be something
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Questions & Answers about ginjanghaessjiman gwaenchanheun cheokhaesseo.
What does -지만 mean in this sentence?
-지만 means but / although.
So 긴장했지만 connects the first idea to the second:
- 긴장했지만 = I was nervous, but...
It attaches to the verb or adjective stem:
- 긴장하다 → 긴장했지만
- 예쁘다 → 예쁘지만
In this sentence, it shows contrast: the speaker was nervous, but acted like they were okay.
How is 긴장했지만 built grammatically?
It comes from the verb 긴장하다, which means to be nervous or to get tense.
Here is the breakdown:
- 긴장하다 = to be nervous
- 긴장했- = past tense form (was nervous / got nervous)
- 긴장했지만 = was nervous, but...
So:
- 긴장하다 → 긴장했어 = was nervous
- 긴장했어
- -지만 → 긴장했지만 = was nervous, but
The 했 part comes from the past tense of 하다.
Why is it 괜찮은 척 and not 괜찮아 척?