V+ (으)려고 했어요. Indicate the speaker had an intention to do something in the past.

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컴퓨터가 고장이 났어요. 한번 봐 주시겠어요?

My computer is out of order. Would you look at it?

간단한 고장이군요.

It is a simple problem.

그래요? 저는 서비스 센터에 맡기려고 했어요.

Really? I was going to leave it at the service center.

이 정도는 저도 고칠 수 있어요.

I can fix it to this extent.

V+ 으려고/려고 했어요.

It is used to indicate the speaker had an intention to do something in the past.

배가 고파서 먼저 밥을 먹으려고 했어요.

I was going to eat first because I was hungry.

제 여동생이 안 와서 전화하려고 했어요.

My sister didn't come, so I was going to call her.

아르바이트가 너무 힘들어서 그만두려고 했어요.

I was going to quit because the part-time job was so hard.

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고장이 나다 to break down, to be out of order

간단하다 to be simple

고장 a problem, a breakdown

서비스 센터 a service center

맡기다 to leave

정도 an extent

고치다 to fix

그만두다 to quit, to stop

Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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