sentence ending 인데요/~(으)ㄴ데요 Provides background information

Clause 1

V+(으)ㄴ데/는데

Clause 2

Clause 1

V+(으)ㄴ데/는데

+요

Extended usage of the clausal connective

> Provides background information: The listener figures out what to do.

A: 마크 씨 집에 있어요? Is Mike at home?

B: a. 지금 없어요. He is not at home. (direct/assertive)

     b. 지금 없는데요. He is not at home. (indirect/polite)

(Is there anything I can do for you? Or would you like to leave a message?)

>Also used to avoid a direct rejection, denial, disagreement, etc.

A: 저기요, 오늘 시간 있으세요? Excuse me, do you have time today?

B: 오늘은 좀 바쁜데요. I'm afraid not. 

(I am a little busy today. But we can meet on another day or would you like me to elaborate?)

Respond to the following sentences using the ~(으)ㄴ데요/는데요 form to express disagreement, denial, or rejection.

1. 시간 좀 있으세요. Do you have time?  >없는데요. I'm afraid not.

2, 내일 파티에 같이 가요. Let's go to the party tomorrow together. 

>싫은데요. No, I don't like to.

3. 박 교수님 지금 계세요? Is professor Park in the office now? 

>안 계신데요. He's not here.

4. 오늘 시헙이 어땠어요? How was the test today? 

> 오늘 시험 없었는데요. I didn't have the test.

5. 이 식당 음식이 맛있지요? The food in the restaurant is good, isn't it?

> 맛없는데요. I afraid to say that it is not.

6. 같이 공원에 놀러 가요. Let's go to the park together.

> 어는 공원인데요? Which park you want to go?

1. Between sentence. providing background information. ~(으)ㄴ데 adjective /는데 verb. 

한국말를 배워요. 그런데 한국어가 어려워요.

한국말를 배워요. 그런데 한국어가 재미있어요.

I'm learning Korean, in such situation, Korean is difficult.

> 하지만, 그러지만 but, however

> 그런데 in such situation, under such situation (background information)

in case of verb. 는데

배우다 > 배우는데

가다 > 가는데

먹다 > 먹는데

오다 > 오는데

in case of adjective. ~(으)ㄴ데

오늘은 추워요. 그런데 좋아요. The weather is cold but it's good.

춥다 > 추운데

좋다 > 좋은데

크다 > 큰데

덥다 > 더운데

예쁘다 > 예쁜데

저는  학생이에요. 그런데 학교에 안 가요.

                  인데

옷이 예쁜데 비싸요. The clothes are pretty but expensive.

늦었는데 댁시를 타세요. It's late; take a taxi.

한국어가 재미있는데 숙제가 많아요. Korean is fun but having lots of home work.

2. The ending of sentence. politely give negative answer by giving background information.

adj. ~(으)ㄴ데요.

verb. ~는데요.

우리 영화바요! Let's watch movie!

싫어요! I don't like it! > too directly.

저 오늘 바쁜데요. I'm busy. > politely reject. 

저 학생인데요. I'm student. (When you want to reject lending money.) 

메리 없는데요. Mary is not here. (When you want to answer someone is not here, but I can pass information for her if the asking person want.)