were

US /wɝː/
UK /wɝː/
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1.

이었다, 있었다

second person singular past, and first, second, and third person plural past of be

:
We were at the park yesterday.
우리는 어제 공원에 있었어.
You were very kind to help me.
도와줘서 정말 고마웠어.
2.

이었다, 인 것처럼

used in conditional clauses to express a hypothetical or unreal situation

:
If I were you, I would take that job.
내가 너라면 그 일을 할 거야.
She acts as if she were the queen.
그녀는 마치 여왕인 것처럼 행동해.