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No. 18,909 in Korean

싶었습니다

"싶었습니다" means "wanted to" or "desired to" in the past tense.

In a sentence

  • 나는 그 책을 읽고 싶었습니다.

    I wanted to read that book.

    The word '싶었습니다' in this sentence refers to the past desire of the subject 'I' regarding the action of reading the book.

  • 그때 나는 산책을 하고 싶었습니다.

    At that time, I wanted to go for a walk.

    Here, '싶었습니다' signifies the subject's past wish to take a walk, emphasizing temporal context.

  • 나는 새 컴퓨터를 사고 싶었습니다.

    I wanted to buy a new computer.

    In this case, '싶었습니다' expresses the subject's previous intention to purchase a new computer, highlighting deliberative intent.

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