V/A + -았/었던 + N – Completed Past Retrospective Modifier

Conjugation & Pattern

• V/A stem ending in ㅏ, ㅗ: + -았던 + N
• V/A stem ending in other vowels: + -었던 + N | 하다 -> 했던 + N
• Noun: N + 이었던/였던 + N

Detailed Usage

Recalls an action or state that was completely finished in the past (and no longer holds true in the present), or a one-time past experience remembered vividely.

Example Sentences

1. 1

   대학생 때 농촌에서 자원봉사를 했던 일이 가장 기억에 남아요.

   Daehaksaeng ttae nongchoneseo jawonbongsareul haetdeon iri gajang gieoge namayo.

   Volunteering in a farming village during college remains my most memorable experience.

2. 2

   3년 전에 대학생이었던 지원 씨는 결혼해서 아이 엄마가 되었어요.

   3nyeon jeone daehaksaengieotdeon jiwon ssineun gyeolhonhaeseo ai eommaga doeeosseoyo.

   Jiwon, who was a university student three years ago, got married and became a mother.

3. 3

   어렸을 때 가족과 함께 살았던 고향 집이 가끔 그리워요.

   Eoryeosseul ttae gajokgwa hamkke saratdeon gohyang jibi gakkeum geuriwoyo.

   I sometimes miss the hometown house where I once lived with my family as a child.