끊었던

This is the 11476th most frequent Korean word.


끊었던

"끊었던" means "had stopped" or "had disconnected."


Here, '끊었던' is used to describe a past action of ceasing something (quitting smoking in this case).

그는 끊었던 담배를 다시 시작했어요.

He started smoking the cigarettes he had quit again.


Here, '끊었던' refers to the past act of severing or breaking off a relationship.

제가 끊었던 인연이 다시 이어졌어요.

The relationship I had broken off has been reconnected.


Here, '끊었던' is used to describe a previously ended phone call.

그 사람이 끊었던 통화를 다시 걸었어요.

That person called again after ending the previous phone call.