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Korean grammar

(으)려던

(eu)ryeodeon

Interruption

In English: was about to

Express that the action or intention was about to happens but got interrupted to change to something else.

  • 라면을 끓이는군요. 저도 마침 라면을 먹으려던 참이었어요.

    라며늘 끄리는구뇨. 저도 마침 라며늘 머그려던 차미어써요.said like thisramyeoneul kkeurineungunyo. jeodo machim ramyeoneul meogeuryeodeon chamieosseoyo.

    I see you're making ramen, I was just about to eat ramen too.

  • 저도 백화점에 가려던 참이었는데 같이 가요.

    저도 배콰저메 가려던 차미언는데 가치 가요.said like thisjeodo baekwajeome garyeodeon chamieonneunde gachi gayo.

    I was just about to go to the department store too, let's go together.

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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.