This is the 2536th most frequent Korean word.
물었지만
"물었지만" means "asked but" in English.
In this sentence, '물었지만' is the past tense of '묻다' (to ask), followed by '지만' which indicates contrast or opposition. This expresses that the speaker asked a question but did not get the expected or desired response.
저는 선생님에게 이 문제를 물었지만 대답을 들을 수 없었습니다.
I asked the teacher about this problem, but I couldn't receive an answer.
Here, '물었지만' indicates that the action of asking occurred; however, the following clause contrasts by showing that no response was given.
그는 나에게 이름을 물었지만 저는 대답하지 않았어요.
He asked me my name, but I did not reply.
In this sentence, '물었지만' continues to denote the act of questioning followed by an opposing event or state in the succeeding clause.