This is the 12456th most frequent Korean word.
당시에
"당시에" means "at that time."
The word '당시에' is used to refer to a specific time in the past, providing temporal context and highlighting a point in time when the mentioned situation occurred.
당시에 나는 학생이었어요.
At the time, I was a student.
Here, '당시에' situates the surprising nature of the event within its occurrence period, emphasizing the contemporaneous feeling or situation.
그 사건은 당시에 매우 충격적이었죠.
That incident was very shocking at the time.
In this example, '당시에' frames the moment of the meeting as notable, giving a past reference point for the significant life change mentioned.