긴데 vs 길었는데 * 글이 좀 길었는데 저에게요. (To me, the writing was long.) 하지만 제시간에 끝냈어요. (But I finished it in time.) 길다 + -었는데 past tense verb ending for descriptive verb - (implying that you were able to do it even if it was long) 글이 좀 긴데 저에게요. (To me, the writing is long.) 하지만 열심히 해 볼게요. (But I will try hard.) 길다 + ㄴ데 present tense verb ending for descriptive verb - (implying that you can do this even if it is long)