"-었었-" meaning in Korean

See -었었- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [ʌ̹s͈ʌ̹t̚] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: 었었 [canonical], -eosseot- [romanization]
Etymology: Formed through doubling the past tense suffix 었 (-eot-). Etymology templates: {{m|ko|-었-}} 었 (-eot-) Head templates: {{ko-pos|suffix}} 었었 • (-eosseot-)
  1. -ed: A past tense marker going onto the main verb, adjective or copula of the sentence; it carries a meaning of finished action, however the state has also become different from the past. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: 였었 — used after 하다 verbs and adjectives (hada)

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      },
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      "name": "m"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Formed through doubling the past tense suffix 었 (-eot-).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "었었",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-eosseot-",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I went to Korea (but I am no longer there, I came back).",
          "roman": "Han'gug-e gasseoss-eo-yo.",
          "text": "한국에 갔었어요.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "A phone call came in (the phone is no longer ringing though).",
          "roman": "Jeonhwa-ga wasseot-seumnida.",
          "text": "전화가 왔었습니다.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Today, in the morning, it was very windy (but it's no longer windy).",
          "roman": "Oneul achim-e baram-i mani bureosseot-da.",
          "text": "오늘 아침에 바람이 많이 불었었다.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Last year, at our park, sunflowers grew well (but that's no longer the case).",
          "roman": "Jangnyeon-e uri gong'won-eseo haebaragi-ga jal pieosseot-da.",
          "text": "작년에 우리 공원에서 해바라기가 잘 피었었다.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "-ed: A past tense marker going onto the main verb, adjective or copula of the sentence; it carries a meaning of finished action, however the state has also become different from the past."
      ],
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          "-ed"
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          "roman": "hada",
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        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[ʌ̹s͈ʌ̹t̚]",
      "tags": [
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        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[어썯]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-었었-"
}
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      },
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      "name": "m"
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  "forms": [
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    },
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    }
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      "args": {
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    }
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        "Korean suffixes",
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        "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Korean terms with usage examples",
        "Korean yin-vowel forms"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I went to Korea (but I am no longer there, I came back).",
          "roman": "Han'gug-e gasseoss-eo-yo.",
          "text": "한국에 갔었어요.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "A phone call came in (the phone is no longer ringing though).",
          "roman": "Jeonhwa-ga wasseot-seumnida.",
          "text": "전화가 왔었습니다.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Today, in the morning, it was very windy (but it's no longer windy).",
          "roman": "Oneul achim-e baram-i mani bureosseot-da.",
          "text": "오늘 아침에 바람이 많이 불었었다.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Last year, at our park, sunflowers grew well (but that's no longer the case).",
          "roman": "Jangnyeon-e uri gong'won-eseo haebaragi-ga jal pieosseot-da.",
          "text": "작년에 우리 공원에서 해바라기가 잘 피었었다.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "-ed: A past tense marker going onto the main verb, adjective or copula of the sentence; it carries a meaning of finished action, however the state has also become different from the past."
      ],
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        [
          "-ed",
          "-ed"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
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      "ipa": "[ʌ̹s͈ʌ̹t̚]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[어썯]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "hada",
      "word": "였었 — used after 하다 verbs and adjectives"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-었었-"
}

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