This is the 18909th most frequent Korean word.
싶었습니다
"싶었습니다" means "wanted to" or "desired to" in the past tense.
The word '싶었습니다' in this sentence refers to the past desire of the subject 'I' regarding the action of reading the book.
나는 그 책을 읽고 싶었습니다.
I wanted to read that book.
Here, '싶었습니다' signifies the subject's past wish to take a walk, emphasizing temporal context.
그때 나는 산책을 하고 싶었습니다.
At that time, I wanted to go for a walk.
In this case, '싶었습니다' expresses the subject's previous intention to purchase a new computer, highlighting deliberative intent.