What does 없던데 mean?
없던데 means "There wasn’t any, as I found when I checked." in Korean.
How it works here
‘-던데’ attached to ‘없다’ conveys that the speaker directly checked and found nothing.
Key expression
V-던데
Used to report a remembered direct experience
‘-던데’ recalls a personally observed past experience and adds it as relevant information. It is common in conversation and often sounds like an added remark.
When it's used
Used to report the result of checking or experiencing something directly.
The line
어 거기 찾아봤는데 뭐 없던데?
Uh, I looked there, but there wasn’t anything.
Telling someone the result after checking a place or content again.
Scene from “[GOING SEVENTEEN 2020] EP.40 돈't Lie Ⅱ #1 (Don't Lie Ⅱ #1)” · Channel: SEVENTEEN Watch on YouTube
More examples
지난번에 가 보니까 그 가게는 생각보다 비싸던데.
When I went last time, that store was more expensive than I expected.
어제 확인해 보니 신청서가 이미 접수됐던데.
I checked yesterday, and the application had already been received.
Quick check
When would you use this expression?
없던데
어 거기 찾아봤는데 뭐 없던데?
Uh, I looked there, but there wasn’t anything.
- You recall an old appointment but never check anything.
- You report and add the result after checking something directly.
- You keep following someone based only on what they say.
Show the answer
You report and add the result after checking something directly.
used to report a remembered direct experience. ‘-던데’ recalls a personally observed past experience and adds it as relevant information. It is common in conversation and often sounds like an added remark.
Other words in this line
- 거기
- There
- 찾다
- To find
- 보다
- To try; to look
- 뭐
- What
- 없다
- To not exist
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