V+ 었/았/였던데요.

어머, 흰머리가 났네요.
Wow, you got gray hair.
흰머리가 난 지 오래됐어요. 제 친구들도 이제 거의 다 흰머리가 났던데요.
It’s been quite a while since I got gray hair. I found out that almost all of my friends now have gray hair.
전 얼마 전에 흰머리를 처음 보고 너무 속상했어요.
I was so upset when I first saw gray hair the other day.
흰머리는 별것 아니에요. 전 요즘 머리카락이 너무 많이 빠져요.
Gray hair is not something grave. These days I am losing too much hair.
스트레스를 많이 받으면 머리카락이 빠진다고 하던데요. 요즘 무슨 고민이 있어요?
It is said that you lose your hair if you get stressed out. Do you have any concerns these days?
머리카락이 빠지는 게 제일 큰 고민이에요.
Losing hair is my biggest concern.

V+ 었/았/였던데요.
It is used to state now something that the speaker saw or found out in the past.

아침에 일어나니까 밖에 눈이 많이 내렸던데요.
I found out that it snowed a lot when I woke up this morning.

과장님이 화가 많이 났던데요.
I found out that the section manager got really upset

수업이 끝나고 집에 가 보니까 룸메이트가 벌써 청소를 다 했던데요.
I found out that my roommate already cleaned the house when I got home after class.

Related words
흰머리 gray hair
나다 to have, to get
별것 something grave
빠지다 to lose (hair)
과장 a section manager

Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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