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Decoded Slug: ~하더라 [hadeora] (I observed, I remember)
Korean Grammar Point
~하더라 [hadeora] (I observed, I remember)
~하더라 [hadeora] (I observed, I remember)
Short explanation:
Used to express recollection or observation of a past event.
Formation:
Verb-stem + 더라
Examples:
너의 여동생은 참 예쁘더라, 동네에서 가장 예쁜 소녀로 알려져 있었어.
Neoui yeodongsaengeun cham yeppeudeora, dongneeseo gajang yeppeun sonyeoro allyeojyeo isseosseo.
Your younger sister is very pretty, she was known as the most beautiful girl in the neighborhood.
그는 항상 바빠 보였더라, 따라서 그와 만날 시간을 찾기 어려웠어.
Geuneun hangsang bappa boyeossdeora, ttaraseo geuwa mannal siganeul chatgi eoryeosseo.
He always seemed busy, so I found it difficult to find a time to meet with him.
우리 아빠는 어릴 때 축구를 잘했더라, 그래서 아직도 그의 축구 실력이 대단해.
Uri appaneun eoril ttae chukgureul jalhaessdeora, geuraeseo ajikdo geui chukgu sillagi daedanhae.
My father was good at soccer when he was young, so his soccer skills are still great.
작년에 우리가 해변에 갔던 때, 해가 질 때가 참 예뻤더라.
Jagnyeon-e uri-ga haebyeon-e gassdeon ttae, hae-ga jil ttae-ga cham yeppeossdeora.
Last year when we went to the beach, the sunset was really beautiful.
Long explanation:
'~하더라 [hadeora]' is a Korean grammar pattern that denotes someone's personal experience, observation, or feeling of a certain event in the past. It indicates something that was perceived or noticed, oftentimes used when sharing personal memories or observations with someone else. Unlike ~했다, which simply states a past fact, ~하더라 provides a hint that the speaker personally witnessed or experienced something.