"나는 배가 안 고프나 먹는다."

Translation: I eat although I am not hungry.

[Hannah94685]

Does "although I am not hungry, I eat" not mean the same thing as "I eat although I am not hungry"?

[HuntingHawk1415]

It's exactly the same meaning, just different word order. If you answered and it said it was wrong, you should flag it

[AlwaysT1red]

I think it's not the same and should not be accepted as correct.

[SvedishPlumber]

The clauses are flipped but it has the same meaning

[Woodsman72]

I am afraid you are wrong and in this particular case they are correct

[suhandiwiratama]

Yeah.. It should be accepted as well indeed!

[hippietrail]

It has the same meaning but moves the focus. It's actually a little bit like how in Korean you can sometimes change the topic to change focus but still have the same subject and object.

[acatarinabp]

I know right...

[lIl753304]

Thanks to Duolingo, now i feel i need to take some English lessons too

[oee16]

IMO:

The confusion here is probably caused by the choice of although (instead of but) as a translation of -(으)나.

My guess is DLG wants to point out the grammatical difference between -지만 and -(으)나, namely the order of the 2 linked clauses.

배 안 고프지만 먹는다 - I am not hungry, but I eat.

[Despite being attached to Clause1, "but" defines Clause2 ~ similar to English ]

배 안 고프나 먹는다 - I eat, but I am not hungry.

["but" defines Clause1]

It feels difficult sometimes for learners to follow the logic without proper notes. But the main difficulty (I find) is to try to get away from the literal translation mindset ...

[brightree1]

나 배고프지 않지만 먹어

[ARMY_In_Distress]

Me too

[oee16]

Still unsure of the objective of this exercise despite 안 and 먹는다 now being highlighted.

If it is about the subordinate conjunction (으) 나 (although) linking two dependent but contrasting ideas then shouldn't "나" also be highlighted?

[SvedishPlumber]

I wrote "i am not hungry although i eat" and was counted wrong even though i flagged it on my last trip through this lesson? Am i just wrong?

[William-KoDe]

You are wrong in this case.

[JayPark717]

I think so. In your sentence, "although" is attached to eating whereas in the example sentence "although" is attached to not being hungry.

[Dylan506736]

I answered that and it was correct. 1/9/2018

[RWang2017]

What is the difference between 먹는다 and 먹다?

[oee16]

(1)
먹다 [=, to eat] is the dictionary or "basic" verb form, used for referencing.

먹는다 [= eat(s)] is the "conjugated" form of
먹다, used in

• the present tense;

• in a declarative type (statement),

• in plain style (also called report/diary style)*

먹었다 • past tense = ate

먹을 거다/ 겠다 • future tense = will eat

(2) Usage:

• the basic form -다 is never used in conversation unless the verb is a descriptive/adjectival verb.

• the plain form -ㄴ/는다 on the other hand seems to get used more frequently nowadays by the young generation in casual conversations with close friends. (An alternative to the laxed/intimate 어 verb ending)

• Also ways use 나 (= I) with verbs in plain form.