시간이었다

This is the 6227th most frequent Korean word.


시간이었다

"It was time."


In this sentence, '시간이었다' conveys the conclusion or result of a period being enjoyable.

정말 즐거운 시간이었습니다.

It was a truly enjoyable time.


Here, '시간이었다' reflects the speaker's reflection on a productive and meaningful period.

이렇게 유익한 시간이었다니, 감사합니다.

It was such an enriching time, thank you.


In this case, '시간이었다' is used to critique a past period as having been spent wastefully.

결국 이것은 낭비된 시간이었어요.

In the end, it was wasted time.