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Decoded Slug: ~았/었어야 했다 [at/eosseoya haetda] (Should have)
Korean Grammar Point
~았/었어야 했다 [at/eosseoya haetda] (Should have)
~았/었어야 했다 [at/eosseoya haetda] (Should have)
Short explanation:
This grammar point is used to express regret over something in the past that should have been done but wasn't.
Formation:
Verb stem + 았/었어야 했다
Examples:
이제 와서 미안하다고 하는 것은 늦었어, 처음에 아무래도 잘못을 인정했어야 했어.
Ije waseo mianhadago haneun geoseun neujeosseo, cheoeume amuraedo jalmoseul injeonghaesseoya haesseo.
It's too late to apologize now, you should have admitted your mistake in the first place.
그 이야기를 듣기 전에, 날 믿었어야 했어.
Geu iyagireul deutgi jeone, nal mideosseoya haesseo.
You should have believed me before hearing that story.
나는 그 회사에 지원하지 말았어야 했어, 거기서의 경험은 나에게 좋지 않았어.
Naneun geu hoesae jiweonhaji marasseoya haesseo, geogiseoui gyeongheomeun naege joji anhasseo.
I shouldn't have applied to that company, the experience there wasn't good for me.
우리는 더 일찍 출발했어야 했어, 그래서 지금 보다 더 많은 관광지를 볼 수 있었을 텐데.
Urineun deo iljjik chulbalhaesseoya haesseo, geuraeseo jigeum boda deo manheun gwangwangjireul bol su isseosseultende.
We should have left earlier, so we could have seen more tourist spots than we do now.
Long explanation:
'았/었어야 했다' is a grammar point used in Korean to express a feeling of regret or missed opportunity. It is equivalent to 'should have' in English and is used to refer to actions that did not occur but would have been beneficial or appropriate if they had. It is typically used when looking back at a past event or action in a retrospective way, expressing a missed opportunity or a regretful decision.