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Korean grammar

더라면

deoramyeon

Hypothetical past situation

In English: if I had

Used to hypothesize a past situation that is the opposite of what actually happened, usually to

  • 제가 키가 컸더라면 모델이 되었을 거예요.

    제가 키가 컫떠라면 모데리 되어쓸 거예요.said like thisjega kiga keotdeoramyeon moderi doeeosseul geoyeyo.

    If I had been taller, I would have become a model.

  • 제가 2분 빨리 집을 나갔더라면 버스를 안 놓쳤을 거에요.

    제가 2분 빨리 지블 나갇떠라면 버스를 안 녿처쓸 거에요.said like thisjega 2bun ppalli jibeul nagatdeoramyeon beoseureul an notcheosseul geoeyo.

    If I had left home 2 minutes earlier, I wouldn't have missed the bus.

  • 돈을 아껴서 썼더라면 다른 사람에게 돈을 빌리지 않아도 됐을 텐데.

    도늘 아껴서 썯떠라면 다른 사라메게 도늘 빌리지 아나도 돼쓸 텐데.said like thisdoneul akkyeoseo sseotdeoramyeon dareun saramege doneul billiji anado dwaesseul tende.

    If I had saved money, I wouldn't have had to borrow money from others.

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Grammar data from kimchi-grammar by Alaanor, used under CC BY 4.0. We added the romanization and the pronunciation of each example.