Difference between "-지만" and "기는 하지만" Both mean "but", however 기는 하지만 adds in the impression that the speaker recognizes the fact. 좋은 선물이지만 못 받겠어요. It's a nice gift but I can't accept. 좋은 선물이기는 하지만 못 받겠어요. Although it's a nice gift, I can't accept. Is it correct? By adding 기는 하지만 it emphasizes that the speaker recognizes the fact that the present is nice but he cannot accept. But that doesn't mean that in the first scenario the speaker does not recognize the present is nice. He simply chose not to emphasize it by using 지만 straight away instead of 기는 하지만, correct? >_< Thank you!