was ...?
저 둘도 정말 사람 이었을까?
Were those two really human, too?
그게 맞는 말 이었을까?
Was that the right thing to say?
마티나의 억양 때문 이었을까?
Was it because of Martina’s accent?
그 훨씬 전의 물이나 공기에도 유전자는 있는 것 이었을까?
Could it be that even water and air from long ago had genes?
— 아키라 (1988)
그것은 무엇 이었을까?
What could it have been?
— 잠입자 (1979)