곳이었다

was a place

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was a place Combines 곳 (“place”) with the past-tense form of the copula 이다 (“to be”).
KO: 그곳은 조용하고 아름다운 곳이었다.
EN: That place was quiet and beautiful.

여긴 아무도 없었고, 오랫동안 아무도 오지 않은 곳 이었다.

No one was here, and no one had been here for a long time.

곰곰이 생각해 보면 스펜서포트는 평화롭고 아름다운 곳 이었다.

Come to think of it, Spencerport was a peaceful and beautiful place.

브링고블은 아주 기묘한 곳 이었다.

Bringoble was a very peculiar place.