Despite/in spite of: (음)에도 불구하고

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Written byLee Min-jung (이민정)

V / N + (음)에도 불구하고 is a formal structure used to say despite or in spite of (informally it can be replaced by 는데도):

안 좋은 날씨에도 불구하고 축구경기를 계속했어요.

In spite of the bad weather the football match went ahead.

위험함에도 불구하고 남자는 극한 스포츠를 하고 싶어요.

Despite the danger the man still wanted to do extreme sports.

상해에도 불구하고 다음 올림픽에서 그 선수가 경쟁할 할래요.

Despite her injuries the player will compete at the next Olympics.

늦은 출발했음에도 불구하고 비행기가 예정대로 서울에 도착했어요.

Despite leaving late the flight still arrived in Seoul on schedule.

키가 작음에도 불구하고 그는 농구를 잘 하고 많은 점수도 얻었어요.

Despite being short he is a good basketball player and scored a lot of points.

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