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No. 13,136 in Korean

되었으면

"되었으면" means "if [it] became" or "if [it] were."

In a sentence

  • 올해는 건강이 더 좋아졌으면 좋겠어요.

    I hope my health gets better this year.

    The word '되었으면' in this sentence expresses a wish or hope for a change or outcome, combined with '좋겠어요' to emphasize the desire for improvement.

  • 그 일이 성공적으로 끝났었으면 좋았을 텐데.

    It would have been better if that task had successfully ended.

    Here, '되었으면' refers to a hypothetical past situation, expressing regret or how an outcome was desired but not actualized.

  • 내일 날씨가 맑았으면 좋겠어요.

    I hope the weather is clear tomorrow.

    In this sentence, '되었으면' is used to wish for a future condition to happen, showing a hope or preference about an event.

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