궁금했다

This is the 10704th most frequent Korean word.


궁금했다

"궁금했다" means "was curious."


궁금했다 is used to express a past curiosity about a particular matter.

과거에 나는 그곳이 왜 유명한지 궁금했다.

In the past, I wondered why that place was famous.


궁금했다 indicates a past curiosity triggered by an unexpected event.

어제 친구가 갑자기 떠나서 나는 이유가 궁금했다.

Yesterday, my friend suddenly left, and I was curious about the reason.


궁금했다 reflects a previous state of wondering about someone's behavior.

저는 왜 그가 말을 하지 않는지 궁금했다.

I was curious why he didn’t speak.