Korean grammar · Level 1 · 1급
N이었어요/였어요 · N이/가 아니었어요
Was (a noun)
이에요/예요 tells you what something IS. To say what something WAS — a film, a job, a place — the noun needs its own past form.
Example
어제는 일요일이었어요.
Yesterday was Sunday.
The full explanation is in the unit · part of the Level 1 Pass, opening soon · Level 1, Unit 9
What did you do yesterday?
The rule with a table, Sori’s tips, practice that checks itself, a review room and a one-page cheat sheet.
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