이더라

was, turned out to be

→ 이다

이 to be + 더라 Retrospective past

auxiliary · informal, past tense Rare #26,394

was, turned out to be Used when recalling or reporting something the speaker observed or realized.

KO: 그분은 우리 학교 선생님이더라.

EN: That person turned out to be a teacher at our school.

Conjugation of 이다

What’s today’s date again?

— A Moment to Remember (2004)