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그랬어요

was like that, was so, should have (done something), did that, acted that way

→ 그렇다
adjective · past tense Common #4,186
was like that, was so Polite past form of 그렇다.
KO: 그때는 다 그랬어요.
EN: That’s how things were back then.
should have (done something) In the pattern -지 그랬어요, this suggests or reproaches someone for not doing something.
KO: 미리 말하지 그랬어요.
EN: You should have told me earlier.
Forms of 그렇다
그렇지그럴그래그래요그렇죠그렇겠지그랬어요그런가그렇습니다그랬지그렇다그랬죠그렇군그렇겠죠그렇잖아요그렇구나그렇군요그렇소그렇네요그렇다고그렇잖아그랬잖아요그럴게요그랬다그렇지요그랬구나그럴지도그럴까그럴걸그렇단다그러죠그런가요그렇진그랬을그랬겠죠그랬나그렇고그랬었지그랬었죠그랬던그렇긴그럴지그렇지는그랬잖아

전 항상 그랬어요

I've always been that way.

— 여정 (1955)

분명히 그랬어요

I definitely did.

— 순응자 (1971)

의사가 그랬어요

That's what the doctor said.

— 굿바이, 레닌 (2003)

나 한테도 그랬어요

They did the same to me.

— 아임 스틸 히어 (2024)

진작 말하지 그랬어요

You should have told me sooner.

— 영원 (2025)

같이 갈 걸 그랬어요

I should have gone with you.

— 달콤한 인생 (1960)

오늘 만난 부부가 그랬어요

The couple I met today said that.

— 브로커 (2022)

당신은 처음부터 그랬어요

You've been like that from the very beginning.

— 멀홀랜드 드라이브 (2001)

늘 그랬어요

It’s always been that way.

— F1 더 무비 (2025)

그랬어요

Yes, it was

— 필사의 추적 (1981)

말하지 그랬어요

You should have told me.

— 레베카 (1940)

“그랬어요.”

That's what happened.

나도 그랬어요, 정말로

I did too, really.

— 순응자 (1971)

플로레트는 원래 그랬어요

Florette has always been like that.

— 마농의 샘 2부 (1986)

그랬어요.

Yes, it was.

— 트론: 아레스 (2025)

고객 양반 정말 고객 이라 이 사람도 그랬어요

He really was a customer, so this person did the same.

— 필사의 추적 (1981)

그래서 그랬어요

That's why.

— 필사의 추적 (1981)

제가 그랬어요

I did

— 세 가지 색: 블루 (1993)

verb · formal, past tense Common #4,974
did that, acted that way Polite past form of 그러다.
KO: 미안해요. 제가 너무 피곤해서 그랬어요.
EN: I'm sorry. I did that because I was so tired.
Conjugation of 그러다

돌아올 거 라고 그랬어요

They said they’d come back.

— 인터스텔라 (2014)

내가 그랬어요?

Did I do that?

— 필사의 추적 (1981)

놀라서 그랬어요

I did it because I was startled.

— 귀향 (2006)

형, 이름이 뭐라고 그랬어요?

Hey, what was your name again?

— Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000)

우리 본 적 있다고 그랬어요?

Did you say we’d met before?

— The Great Flood (2025)

근데 왜 없다고 그랬어요?

But why did you say there wasn't any?

— The Chaser (2008)

심하게 하지 말지 그랬어요

You shouldn't have been so harsh.

— 신경쇠약 직전의 여자 (1988)

아까 뭐라 그랬어요?

What did you say earlier?

— The Great Flood (2025)

아저씨가 그랬어요?

Did you do that?

— 나이트 워치 (2004)

너무 화가 나서 그랬어요

I did it because I was so angry.

— 반지의 제왕: 왕의 귀환 (2003)

당신이 그랬어요.

You did it.

— 트론: 아레스 (2025)

정말 그 사람이 나 죽인다고 그랬어요?

Did they really say they were going to kill me?

— Oldboy (2003)

당신이 그랬어요?

Did you do that?

— 노 머시: 90분 (2026)

verb · formal, past tense Common #6,052
was like that, did so
KO: 그때는 정말 그랬어요.
EN: It really was like that back then.
Conjugation of 그렇다
Indicative past
그랬어요

닉이 그랬어요

Nick did it.

— 노 머시: 90분 (2026)

실제로 그랬어요?

Did that really happen?

— 맨 프럼 어스 (2007)

걱정돼서 그랬어요

I did it because I was worried.

— 하얀 리본 (2009)

할아버지가 그랬어요

My grandfather said so.

— 인터스텔라 (2014)

진짜 그랬어요?

Did it really happen?

— 인터스텔라 (2014)

무서운 여자가 그랬어요.

A scary woman did it.

— 트론: 아레스 (2025)

당신은 처음부터 그랬어요!

You've been like that from the beginning!

— 멀홀랜드 드라이브 (2001)

형이 그랬어요?

Did your brother do that?

— 아모레스 페로스 (2000)

소니가 그랬어요

Sony said so.

— F1 더 무비 (2025)

내가 그랬어요

I did

— Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)

왜 그랬어요, 왜?

Why did you do that, why?

— 타이타닉 (1997)

그랬어요?

Was that so?

— 여정 (1955)

내가 그랬어요,

I did that,

— Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)