-지만
Attach -지만 to the end of a clause to show contrast, like 'but' or 'although.' It is useful when two ideas are in tension or when the second clause changes the direction of the first. You can reuse it in many situations: '비가 왔지만 우리는 시장에 갔어요.' = 'It rained, but we went to the market.' The story uses this pattern in contrastive sentences such as '가게들은 아직 문을 다 열지 않았지만...' and '원하는 차는 못 샀지만...'.
비가 왔지만 우리는 시장에 갔어요.
It rained, but we went to the market.
