왔거든

came, you know; came because

→ 오다

왔 past tense + 거든 Explanatory sentence ending (you see; because)

verb · informal, past tense Uncommon #13,580

came, you know; came because Conversational ending used to explain or emphasize something; before another clause, it can mean “because [someone] came.”

KO: 나 먼저 왔거든.

EN: I got here first, you know.

Conjugation of 오다

빌리를 어머니 한테 맡기고 왔거든

I left Billy with my mom.

— 토니 에드만 (2016)

내가 먼저 왔거든?

I came first?

— 더 레킹 크루 (2026)

내가 여기 먼저 왔거든?

I came here first?

— 자전거 도둑 (1948)

아직 안 왔거든

They haven't arrived yet.

— 인생은 아름다워 (1997)

나 대전에 왔거든

I came to Daejeon, you know.

— 부산행 (2016)

프랭크가 안 왔거든

Frank didn’t show up.

— 옛날 옛적 서부에서 (1968)