그랬나

was it like that?, did (someone) say

→ 그렇다
그랬 Past tense + 나 Interrogative
adjective · past tense Rare #19,267
was it like that? Often used in 그랬나 봐 to mean “I guess that was the case.”
KO: 그랬나? 잘 기억이 안 나.
EN: Was it like that? I don’t remember clearly.
Forms of 그렇다

뭔가 잘못된 거 같은데 이거 노숙자 대회 라고 안, 안 그랬나?

Something seems wrong. Wasn’t this supposed to be a homeless competition?

— Dream (2023)

나 좀 더 자주 올 걸 그랬나?

Maybe I should've come more often?

— Ballerina (2023)

그랬나 봐

I guess so.

— 브로커 (2022)

응, 그랬나 봐

Yeah, I guess so.

— 데드 돈 다이 (2019)

그랬나?

Was that so?

— 데드 돈 다이 (2019)

verb · informal, past tense Rare #30,663
did (someone) say Often used when checking or recalling what someone said.
KO: 오늘 온다고 그랬나?
EN: Did they say they were coming today?
Conjugation of 그러다

아저씨, 아까 마누라 라고 그랬나?

Hey, did you say “wife” earlier?

— Failan (2001)

그, 창호 라 그랬나?

Uh, did you say it was Changho?

— The Match (2025)

일찍 찾으려고 그랬나 보다

I guess they were trying to find it early.

— Unlocked (2023)