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Decoded Slug: ~했을 텐데 [haesseultende] (Would have done but)
Korean Grammar Point
~했을 텐데 [haesseultende] (Would have done but)
~했을 텐데 [haesseultende] (Would have done but)
Short explanation:
Used to express an idea of something that 'would have' happened but for some reason did not.
Formation:
Verb stem + 았/었을 텐데
Examples:
저는 원래 오늘 공항에 갔을 텐데, 비행기표가 매진되서 못 갔어요.
Jeoneun wonrae oneul gonghang-e gasseultende, bihanggipyo-ga maejindweseo mot gat-eoyo.
I would have gone to the airport today but I couldn't because the airplane tickets were sold out.
그녀는 숙제를 다 했을 텐데, 갑자기 컴퓨터가 고장나서 못 했어요.
Geunyeoneun sujereul da haesseultende, gabjagi keompyuteoga gojangnaseo mot haesseoyo.
She would have done all her homework, but she couldn't because her computer suddenly broke down.
우리는 지난 주말에 영화를 봤을 텐데, 그날 너무 바빠서 못 봤어요.
Urineun jinan jumale yeonghwareul bwasseultende, geunal neomu bappaseo mot bwasseoyo.
We would have watched a movie last weekend but we couldn't because we were too busy that day.
내가 너에게 전화했을 텐데, 핸드폰 배터리가 다 떨어져서 못 했어요.
Naega neoege jeonhwahasseultende, haendeupon baeteoriga da tteol-eojyeoseo mot haesseoyo.
I would have called you but I couldn't because my phone battery died.
Long explanation:
'~했을 텐데 [haesseultende]' is a Korean grammatical form used to describe an action or state that the speaker assumed would have happened or had been accomplished, but something prevented it from happening. This grammar emphasizes that the course of the action should have followed a certain course according to the speaker or writer's expectation but didn't due to a specific reason or a change in situation.