있었소

was, were, happened, occurred, was ...-ing

→ 있다

verb · elevated, past tense Uncommon #8,528

was, were The ending -소 sounds old-fashioned or formal in modern everyday conversation.

KO: 어제는 집에 있었소.

EN: I was at home yesterday.

happened, occurred Used with 일이 to mean “something happened.” The ending -소 sounds old-fashioned or formal in modern everyday conversation.

KO: 무슨 일이 있었소?

EN: What happened?

Conjugation of 있다

잘 있었소?

How have you been?

— 이중 배상 (1944)

무슨 일이 있었소?

What happened?

— 이중 배상 (1944)

난 거기 있었소, 간달프

I was there, Gandalf.

— 반지의 제왕: 반지 원정대 (2001)

무슨 일 있었소?

What happened?

— 석양의 무법자 (1966)

결혼할 땐 있었소?

Were you there when you got married?

— 이중 배상 (1944)

여기 있었소?

Were you here?

— 비지터 (1993)

동행 은 있었소?

Did you have company?

— 싸이코 (1960)

auxiliary · formal, past tense Uncommon #8,529

was ...-ing The ending -소 is old-fashioned and often associated with older male speakers.

KO: 그때 뭐 하고 있었소?

EN: What were you doing then?

Conjugation of 있다

그럴 사람이 아닌데 심각한 우울증 에 빠져 있었소

He wasn't the kind of person to do that, but he had fallen into severe depression.

— 솔라리스 (1972)

기다리고 있었소 빨리 올 수가 없었어요

I was waiting, but I couldn't come any sooner.

— 솔라리스 (1972)

잊고 있었소

I had forgotten.

— 레베카 (1940)

모르고 있었소?

You didn't know?

— 세 가지 색: 블루 (1993)

그 여자는 갈색 옷을 입고 있었소

The woman was wearing brown clothes.

— 대부 (1972)

하지만 그쪽 에선 매달 내고 있었소.

But I was paying them every month.

비행기 에선 작업복 을 입고 있었소

I was wearing work clothes on the plane.

— 어 퓨 굿 맨 (1992)

뭐 하고 있었소?

What were you doing?

— 레베카 (1940)

그녀는 거기 서 웃고 있었소

She was laughing there.

— 레베카 (1940)