살았으면

This is the 16848th most frequent Korean word.


살았으면

"살았으면" means "if (someone) lived" or "if (someone) is alive."


This usage indicates a hypothetical or conditional scenario where one imagines living near the seaside.

바닷가 근처에서 살았으면 자연의 소리를 자주 들을 수 있습니다.

If you lived near the beach, you could often hear the sounds of nature.


Here, the word is used to contemplate or ponder a historical or imagined situation associated with living conditions during wartime.

전쟁 중에 살았으면 얼마나 힘들었을까요?

If you lived during wartime, how difficult would it have been?


This sentence uses the word to describe a hypothetical past scenario related to understanding contemporary circumstances.

그때 그 마을에서 살았으면 지금의 환경을 잘 이해할 수 있을 거예요.

If you had lived in that village at the time, you would be able to understand the current environment well.