No. 15,873 in Korean
부렸던
"부렸던" means "had wielded" or "had exercised," often referring to using power, control, or influence in the past.
In a sentence
그는 예전에는 자신감을 부렸던 사람이었어요.
He used to be a person who displayed confidence.
The word '부렸던' is used to denote an action in the past where 'being confident' was actively expressed or displayed.
그녀는 화를 부렸던 기억이 별로 없어요.
She does not have many memories of having expressed anger.
Here, '부렸던' refers to expressing a strong emotion, in this case, anger, known to the speaker in the past.
우리는 그들이 권위를 부렸던 방식을 논의했습니다.
We discussed the ways in which they asserted authority in the past.
In this sentence, '부렸던' indicates the past behavior of asserting or showing authority.
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