VS + 던 vs V + 았던/었던/했던

1. Title: Korean Grammar: VS + 던, V + 았던/었던/했던

2. Grammar Explanation:

In Korean, "VS + 던" and "V + 았던/었던/했던" are suffixes used to describe past actions or states, but they carry different nuances and are used in different contexts.

• 던 is used to refer to actions or states that were ongoing or habitual in the past. It implies a sense of continuity or regularity in the past, but it does not necessarily mean that the action was completed. This form is suitable for describing repeated or usual actions in the past.

• 았던/었던/했던 is used to describe an action or a state that was completed in the past. It indicates that something was done definitively and is no longer occurring. It is often used when recalling specific experiences or completed states.

3. Example Sentences

• 던:

  • 내가 먹던 빵. (A bread I was eating.)

  • 저는 자주 가던 카페 있었어요. (There was a cafe I used to go to frequently.)

• 었던:

  • 제가 일했던 회사는 테슬라예요. (A company that I worked for is Tesla.)

  • 내가 만났던 남자들은 다 잘생겼어. (All of guys that I have dated are handsome.)

4. Sample Dialogues

• A: 내가 마시던 맥주 누가 마셨어? (Who drank the beer I was drinking?)
  B: 내가 마셨어. (I drank)

  A: 죽을래? (Do you wanna die?)

• A: 안녕하세요. 저 기억나요? (Hey, do you remember me?)
  B: 누구..? (Who…?)

  A: 같은 수업 들었던 사람이에요. (I took the same class as you.)

5. Make Korean Sentences from English

• This is the park I visited last year

• That was the teacher I hated in high school.

• The shoes I wore at the wedding were Gucci.

• The novel I was reading last month is shit.

• He is a friend I used to meet often.

• She was a colleague who received brides from clients.

• This was the song I listened to every day.

• That was the restaurant we used to go to on weekends.

• A girl that I liked at school likes my brother.

• That is the bike that 수철 threw in ‘Queen Of Tears’