No. 6,227 in Korean
시간이었다
"It was time."
In a sentence
정말 즐거운 시간이었습니다.
It was a truly enjoyable time.
In this sentence, '시간이었다' conveys the conclusion or result of a period being enjoyable.
이렇게 유익한 시간이었다니, 감사합니다.
It was such an enriching time, thank you.
Here, '시간이었다' reflects the speaker's reflection on a productive and meaningful period.
결국 이것은 낭비된 시간이었어요.
In the end, it was wasted time.
In this case, '시간이었다' is used to critique a past period as having been spent wastefully.
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