-았/었-

Meaning

1. 1

   An ending of a word used to indicate that an event happened in the past.

   사건이 과거에 일어났음을 나타내는 어미.

2. 2

   An ending of a word used to indicate that an event was completed in the past or its result continues in the present.

   어떤 사건이 과거에 완료되었거나 그 사건의 결과가 현재까지 지속되는 상황을 나타내는 어미.

3. 3

   An ending of a word used to state assertively that a future event will be so.

   미래의 일을 그럴 것이라고 단정하여 말할 때 쓰는 어미.

Example sentences

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• 나는 동생의 거짓말에 또 속았다.

  I was fooled by my younger sibling's lie again.

• 지수는 방학을 하자마자 고향에 갔다.

  As soon as vacation began, Jisu went to her hometown.

• 어제는 일요일이라 백화점에 사람이 많았다.

  Yesterday was Sunday, so the department store was crowded.

• 나는 여행을 좋아해서 여러 나라를 가 보았다.

  I love traveling, so I've been to many countries.

• 어제 보러 간 영화는 재미있었어?

  Was the movie you went to see yesterday good?

  응. 정말 괜찮았어.

  Yeah. It was really good.

• 나는 잠자리에 누워 눈을 감았다.

  I lay down in bed and closed my eyes.