-았/었던 + N
that (once) was / did
Level 3 · Modifier
Explanation
Recalls a completed past event that no longer continues, or a former state (날씬했던 언니). Formed with -았/었 + 던. With adjectives, -았/었던 and -던 are close in meaning.
Examples
작년에 여행했던 곳이 텔레비전에 나왔어요.
The place I travelled to last year was on TV.
조용했던 마을이 관광지가 되었어요.
The once-quiet village became a tourist spot.
처음 만났던 날을 기억해요?
Do you remember the day we first met?
TOPIK note
TOPIK II Reading 42–43 and 32–34.