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얘기했어야

should have said, should have told

→ 얘기하다
얘기 story + 했 Past tense + 어야 Must; have to
verb · informal, pluperfect tense Rare #28,280
should have said, should have told Used to say that someone should have said or told something, often with a sense of regret.
KO: 너한테 미리 얘기했어야 했어.
EN: I should have told you earlier.
Conjugation of 얘기하다
Necessitative pluperfect
얘기했어야

왜, 알았으면 얘기했어야 돼?

Why? Should I have told you if I knew?

— 퍼펙트 스트레인저 (2016)

너 한테 모든 걸 좀 더 빨리 얘기했어야 했는데.

I should have told you everything sooner.

내가 뭘 얘기했어야 했는데?

What should I have said?

— 퍼펙트 스트레인저 (2016)

사실은 더 일찍 얘기했어야 하는데 그게 너무 안 좋은 얘기 라 아버지 그런 얘기는 됐어요

Actually, I should’ve told you sooner, but it’s such terrible news… Dad, let’s not talk about that.

— 이키루 (1952)