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-았/었/했으면 좋겠다

-았/었/했으면 좋겠다

The grammar form '았/었으면 좋겠다' in Korean is used to express a wish or desire about a past event. It is constructed by combining the past tense marker '았/었' with the conditional marker '으면 좋겠다' which means 'I hope/wish that'.

The past tense marker '았/었' is added to the stem of a verb or adjective depending on its ending. If the verb stem ends in a consonant, the past tense marker '-았' is used. If the verb stem ends in a vowel, the past tense marker '-었' is used. For example, the verb '가다' (to go) becomes '갔다' (went) in the past tense.

Here are some examples of how to use '았/었으면 좋겠다' in Korean:

  • 나는 공원에 가서 산책했으면 좋겠다. (I would like to go to the park and take a walk.)
  • 그 영화를 볼 수 있으면 좋겠다. (I wish I could see the movie)
  • 학교에 가지 않았으면 좋겠다. (I hope I don't go to school.)
  • 오늘 더 많이 공부했으면 좋겠다. (I wish I could study more today.)
  • 그 사람과 이야기하지 않았으면 좋겠다. (I don't want you to talk to him.)

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