were
번역
이었다, 였다
예문
They were happy.
그들은 행복했어요.
We were at home.
우리는 집에 있었어요.
If I were you, I would go.
내가 너라면 갈 텐데.
문법 패턴
((주어)) were ((형용사/명사)) ~이었다 They were happy.
((주어)) were ((장소)) ~에 있었다 We were at home.
If ((주어)) were ... 만약 ~라면 If I were you, I would go.
유사어
유의어: existed; 반의어: weren't
어원
고대 영어 'wǣron'에서 유래했으며, 'wesan'(있다, 존재하다)의 복수 과거형입니다.
암기 팁
단수(I, he, she, it)에는 'was'를, 복수(we, you, they)와 가정법에는 'were'를 사용합니다. 'We were there.'