No. 18,216 in Korean
술이었다
"술이었다" means "was alcohol" in English.
In a sentence
그것은 사실 술이었다.
That was actually alcohol.
The word '술이었다' is the past tense form of '술이다,' indicating that the subject (그것) was indeed alcohol in the past.
내 친구가 마신 것은 술이었다.
What my friend drank was alcohol.
Here, '술이었다' is used to emphasize that the beverage consumed by my friend (내 친구가 마신 것) was alcohol in the past.
어제 파티에서 마신 것이 술이었다.
What I drank at the party yesterday was alcohol.
In this sentence, '술이었다' marks that the drink consumed during the mentioned event (어제 파티에서 마신 것) was alcohol.
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