This is the 8693rd most frequent Korean word.
가짜였다
"가짜였다" means "was fake" or "was false" in English.
Here, '가짜였다' refers to the explanation being untrue or fabricated.
그의 설명은 가짜였다.
His explanation was fake.
In this sentence, '가짜였다' is used to describe the painting as counterfeit or not genuine.
이 그림은 진품이 아니라 가짜였다.
This painting was not an original but a fake.
The emphasis on '가짜였다' here highlights the implausibility or falsehood of the story being discussed.