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Decoded Slug: ~했을 텐데 [haesseul tende] (Would have)
Korean Grammar Point
~했을 텐데 [haesseul tende] (Would have)
~했을 텐데 [haesseul tende] (Would have)
Short explanation:
Used to express regret or to say what one would have done.
Formation:
Verb stem + 았/었을 텐데
Examples:
알았다면 그런 결정을 하지 않았을 텐데, 결국 많은 시간과 노력을 낭비했습니다.
Alatdamyeon geureon gyeoljeongeul haji anhasseul tende, gyeolguk manheun sigangwa noryeogeul nangbihanida.
If I'd known, I wouldn't have made that decision; in the end, I wasted a lot of time and effort.
서둘렀다면 그 기회를 잡을 수 있었을 텐데, 지금은 너무 늦었어요.
Seodulleoatdamyeon geu gihoereul jabeul su isseosseul tende, jigeumeun neomu neujeosseoyo.
If I had hurried, I would have been able to seize that opportunity, but now it's too late.
그때 그녀에게 말했다면 다르게 됐을 텐데, 하지만 그런 일은 절대로 하지 않았습니다.
Geuttae geunyeoege malhaetdamyeon dareuge dwaesseul tende, hajiman geureon ireun jeoldaelo haji anasseumnida.
If I had spoken to her then, things would have turned out differently, but I never did such a thing.
그렇게 열심히 일했다면 성공했을 텐데, 그래도 나는 내 선택에 만족합니다.
Geureoke yeolsimhi ilhaetdamyeon seonggonghaesseul tende, geuraedo naneun nae seontaege manjoghanida.
If I had worked that hard, I would have succeeded, but I'm still content with my choices.
Long explanation:
'~했을 텐데 [haesseul tende]' is used in Korean to express a hypothetical situation or action in the past, often used to express regret or what one would have done differently. It can be translated as 'would have' in English. It is used when discussing missed opportunities or forecasting the outcomes of actions that were not taken.