No. 4,954 in Korean
그러던
"그러던" means "was doing so" or "was in such a state."
In a sentence
그러던 시간이 점점 흘러가면서 우리는 친해졌어요.
Time passed like that, and we became closer.
In this sentence, '그러던' refers to a state of things as they were ('that way') before describing a subsequent event.
그러던 어느 날, 나는 그를 우연히 다시 만났어요.
One day like that, I happened to meet him again by chance.
Here, '그러던' sets the background state ('things being like that') before introducing a significant change or event.
그러던 중에, 그가 갑자기 떠나겠다는 말을 했어요.
In the midst of things being like that, he suddenly mentioned he would leave.
'그러던' is used to illustrate an ongoing state or situation prior to discussing a sudden development.
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