돈인데

it's money, but…

→ 돈

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it's money, but… 돈 means “money,” and -인데 links it to what follows, often giving context or a reason. In questions, it can be part of a rhetorical expression such as “Whose money is it?”

KO: 내 돈인데 내가 써도 되잖아.

EN: It's my money, so I can use it.

그 돈이 어떤 돈 인데!!

What kind of money is that?!

— Pandora (2016)

범죄자들 돈 인데 뭐 어때?

So what if it's criminals' money?

— 아메리칸 갱스터 (2007)

곡식 이 돈 인데 말 이야

Grain is money, you know.

— 델리카트슨 사람들 (1991)

내 개인 돈 인데 이젠 자네 거 야

It was my personal money, but it's yours now.

— 싸이코 (1960)

누구 돈 인데?

Whose money is it?

— 어느 가족 (2018)