없었을

This is the 6460th most frequent Korean word.


없었을

A conjugated form of "없다," meaning "did not exist" or "there was not."


The word '없었을' indicates a past conditional state of 'not having' referring to the noun 'time'.

그는 시간이 없었을 때 일을 하지 못했다.

He couldn't work when he didn't have time.


Here '없었을' indicates a past condition of 'not having' related to the noun 'money'.

내가 돈이 없었을 당시에는 힘들었어요.

When I didn't have money, it was tough.


In this sentence, '없었을' describes 'not having' rain in a past conditional sense tied to 'summer'.

비가 없었을 여름은 가뭄이 심각해요.

A summer without rain has a severe drought.