No. 9,545 in Korean
경쟁자였다
"Was a competitor."
In a sentence
그는 한때 나의 가장 큰 경쟁자였다.
He was once my biggest competitor.
Here, '경쟁자였다' is used to refer to a person who was a competitor in the past, focusing on the competition relationship.
우리는 예전에 같은 시장에서 서로 경쟁자였다.
We used to be competitors in the same market.
The phrase '경쟁자였다' emphasizes the mutual competitiveness that existed between the subjects.
그들은 오래전에 정치적인 경쟁자였다.
They were political rivals a long time ago.
In this context, '경쟁자였다' describes past competitive relationships in a political sense.
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