이 있었다

there was; there were; had (in the past)

→ 이

phrase Uncommon #14,816

there was; there were; had (in the past) 이 is a subject particle attached to a noun, and 있었다 is the past form of 있다, meaning “to exist,” “to be,” or “to have.”

KO: 그의 세계에는 법이 있었다.

EN: There were laws in his world.

전에 여러 번 만난 적이 있었다.

We had met several times before.

안토니오 에게는 남의 귀에 들어가지 않을 별실이 있었다.

Antonio had a private room where no one else could overhear.