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았/었었 Past State 작년에도 이만한 인원이 모였었습니다 People

Front 작년에도 이만한 인원이 모였었습니다
Back About this many people gathered last year
Notes In some cases, the present state of affairs can be described by denoting its contrast with the past. -았/었었- provides the required sense of disconnection; something that used to happen in the past is clearly no longer applicable to the present. However, the usage of -았/었었- for marking significant changes is optional.
Do not use -았/었었- when talking about an action or a state that simply occurred or ended in the past → use the simple past marker -았/었- instead.

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