What does this mean?

약속했는데

I know 약속했어요 means something like "I promised" or literally "promised". What does changing ~어요 to ~는데 do? And whatever it does, does it apply to all verbs? What rules about it do I have to keep in mind?

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'past tense verb + 는데' is like ~~~~,but..

약속했는데 못갔어요.
i promised but i couldnt go.

잠을 잤었는데 아직 졸려요.
i slept a lot but still drowsy.

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What does this mean? 약속했는데I know 약속했어요 means something like "I promised" or literally "promised". What does changing ~어요 to ~는데 do? And whatever it does, does it apply to all verbs? What rules about it do I have to keep in mind?Thank you! See a translation