Korean Word: 이었어요
Romanization: i ut suh yo
English Meaning: (sentence ending in the past tense, it comes after a noun that ends with a bottom consonant)

Example Sentences:

주말 여행은 정말 환상적이었어요. 너무나 즐거운 시간을 보냈습니다.
joo mal yuh heng eun jung mal hwan sang juk i ut suh yo. nuh moo na jeul guh woon shi gan eul bo net seup ni da.
The trip on the weekend was fantastic. I enjoyed it immensely!
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저는 믿지 못했지만 지훈 씨는 사실 진실을 말한 것이었어요.
juh neun mit ji mot het ji man ji hoon si neun sa shil jin shil eul mal han gut i ut suh yo.
I couldn't believe it, but Jihoon actually told the truth.
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오늘은 직장에서 매우 바쁜 날이었어요.
o neul eun jik jang e suh me woo ba peun nal i ut suh yo.
Today was a very busy day at work.
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그는 제가 만나본 사람들 중에 가장 용감한 사람이었어요.
geu neun je ga man na bon sa ram deul joong e ga jang yong gam han sa ram i ut suh yo.
He is the most courageous person I've ever met.
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그는 젊었을 때 금발이었어요.
geu neun jul mut eul te geum bal i ut suh yo.
As a young man, he had blond hair.
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이게 당신 생각이었어요?
i ge dang shin seng gak i ut suh yo?
Was this your idea?
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보아하니 그 사망진단서는 위조된 것이었어요.
bo a ha ni geu sa mang jin dan suh neun wi jo dwen gut i ut suh yo.
Apparently the death certificate was fake.
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