사랑했는데

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"사랑했는데" (saranghaenneunde) is a Korean phrase that translates to "but I loved" or "I loved, though" in English. It implies a past love that may have ended or changed. It's the past tense form of the verb "사랑하다" (saranghada), which means "to love," with the added connective ending "-는데" (-neunde), which adds a sense of contrast or background information.

Here's a breakdown:

• 사랑하다 (saranghada): To love
• -았/었- (-at/eot-): Past tense marker
• -는데 (-neunde): A connective ending that can indicate contrast ("but"), background information, or a soft explanation.

The phrase expresses a completed action of love, often with an implication of a change of present situation, or a nuanced feeling. The sentiment might be of regret, longing, or simply stating a fact about the past.

Some further context is needed, for example, from the 2021 YouTube video, the phrase expresses past love, a love that might have ended or changed. The phrase expresses a complete love action, but gives nuanced feelings, that could be regret, longing or just state a past fact.

Other contextual meanings:

• Unrequited love.
• It can also, like in the lyrics from Kim Tae Woo's song "Dreaming Dream," be part of expressing that because of a love that happened in the past, the person is able to endure.