있었을 거야

must have been; there probably was; probably had

→ 있다
phrase Rare #19,539
must have been; there probably was; probably had Used to speculate or make a confident guess about a past situation, event, or state. It is the informal form of 있었을 거예요.
KO: 무슨 일이 있었을 거야.
EN: Something must have happened.

무슨일이 있었을 거 야

Something must have happened.

그녀는 발작이 있었을 거 야

She must have had a seizure.

— 아바타: 물의 길 (2022)

시카고 실라르드 페르미 밑에 있었을 거 야

If it had been Chicago, I would have been working under Szilard and Fermi.

— 오펜하이머 (2023)

무슨 사정이 있었을 거 야

There must have been some reason.

— 중앙역 (1998)