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Decoded Slug: ~었더라면 [eotdeoramyeon] (If it had been the case that)
Korean Grammar Point
~었더라면 [eotdeoramyeon] (If it had been the case that)
~었더라면 [eotdeoramyeon] (If it had been the case that)
Short explanation:
Used to express 'If it had been the case that'.
Formation:
Verb + 었더라면
Examples:
만약 날씨가 좋았더라면, 우리는 바다에 갔을 테니까 출판사에 일 할 필요가 없었을 거예요.
Manyag nalssiga jotatdeoramyeon, urineun badae gasseul tenikka chulbansae il hal piryoga eobseosseul geoyeyo.
If the weather had been good, we would have gone to the sea, so there would have been no need to work for the publish company.
그들이 안 왔더라면, 우리를 도와줄 사람은 없었을 거예요.
Geudeuri an watdeoramyeon, urireul dowajul sarameun eobseosseul geoyeyo.
If they hadn't come, there would have been nobody to help us.
그것을 알았더라면, 나는 다른 일을 했을 거예요.
Geugeot-eul alatdeoramyeon, naneun dareun il-eul haesseul geo yeyo.
If I had known that, I would have done something else.
그가 웨이트레스를 해봤더라면, 그는 요리하는 것에 관한 더 딥한 이해를 가졌을거예요.
Geuga weiteureseureul haebwatdeoramyeon, geuneun yorihaneun geos-e gwanhan deo diphan ihae leul gajyeosseul geoyeyo.
If he had tried being a waitress, he would have had a deeper understanding about cooking.
Long explanation:
'~었더라면 [eotdeoramyeon]' is a grammar structure used to describe an assumption or supposition about a past event or situation. It is used to express a counterfactual condition, that is, a situation or event that did not actually happen, but is imagined for the purpose of speculation or explanation. It can be translated as 'if it had been the case that' or 'if...had...'.