Let's learn about "조금이라도 알았으면 좋았을텐데"

조금이라도 (미리) 알았으면 좋았을 텐데 : I wish I knew a little bit

ex)

A. 지난 주에 나 KGS 지원했다 : I applied for KGS last week

- KGS : Global Korea Scholarship Program (https://www.studyinkorea.go.kr/en/sub/gks/allnew_invite.do)

B. 정말이니? 나도 미리 알았다면 좋았을텐데 아쉽네요 : Reaaly? I wish I had known beforehand. That's too bad

[explanations]

* 조금(이라도) : a bit

* -(이)라도 : a short form of -(이)라고 하여도

* -(이)라고 하여도 : (1) a descriptive suffix that acknowledges or assumes a fact, but indicates that the backword is not tied to it and is followed by a fact that is more or less true (2) An auxiliary suffix, especially one that does not distinguish it among several

- 밤이라도 달이 밝아서 대낮 같다 = 밤이지만 달이 밝아서 대낮 같다 : Even at night, the moon is so bright that it's like daylight

- 생선이라도 한 마리 사 들고 찾아가야지 = 생선이라도 한 마리 사 들고 찾아가야겠어 : I'm going to get you a fish

- 나물이라도 좋으니 내놓아라 : Give me some vegetables / Please serve with vegetables

* 미리 : beforehand, in advance, ahead of time

- 미리 계획을 세우다 : plan ahead

* 알다 : know

* 알았다 : past tense of 알다 by '-았-'

* 알았다면 = 알았으면 : If I knew <-- 알았(다) + -으면/면(if)

* 좋은 : good

* 좋다 : be good

* 좋았다 : past tense of 좋다 by '-았-'

* 좋았을 텐데 : 좋았(the stem of 좋았다) + -을 + -텐데

* -을/를/ㄹ 텐데 : a short form of -을/를/ㄹ 터인데

* -을/를/ㄹ 터인데 : -을/를/ㄹ(a suffix means future tense and attributive) + 터(one's conjecture) + -이(the stem of 이다) + -ㄴ데(a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)

* 터 : 어미 '-을' 뒤에 쓰여 '예정'이나 '추측', '의지'의 뜻을 나타내는 의존 명사(an dependent noun means "conjecture", "will" when 터 is used after '-을')

* 이다 : be

* -ㄴ데 / -인데 : 자기 말에 남의 동의나 의견을 구하는 투로, 가벼운 느낌이나 아쉬움 등을 나타내는 종결형 서술격 조사(a non-honourific descriptive ending suffix that expresses a light feeling or regret, etc. in the manner of seeking consent or opinion from others)

- 야, 아주 기막힌 솜씬데 : Hey, that's an amazing piece of work

- See : https://www.korean.go.kr/front/onlineQna/onlineQnaView.do?mn_id=216&qna_seq=92373

- See : https://www.korean.go.kr/front/onlineQna/onlineQnaView.do?mn_id=216&qna_seq=147657

- See : https://bookeditorjade.tistory.com/241

* 아쉬운 : (1) [=서운한•유감인] regretful; sorry; sad : (2) [=필요한•부족한] want for; wanting

* 아쉽다 = 아쉬워하다 : [ㅂ 불규칙] (1) [=서운하다•유감이다] be sorry; be sad; be regretful (2) [=필요한 것이 없다•부족하다] be want for; be wanting

- 우리는 이별을 아쉬워했다 : We were sorry to have to say goodbye

- 일손 하나가 아쉬운 판이다 : Every bit of help counts

* 아쉬워 : 아쉽(the stem of 아쉽다; ㅂ changed into 우) + -어(a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)

* ㅂ 불규칙 : the second ㅂ of 아쉽다 is not 'B' sound but 'V' sound and V consists of ㅂ + 옛이응  ‘ㆁ’. these days  V sound changed into '우' for easy pronunciation

* See : https://m.blog.naver.com/nurisejong/221050681781

* See the following sites about "-었다먼 (좋았을텐데) / -았다면 (좋았을텐데) / -었더라면 (좋았을텐데) / -았더라면 (좋았을텐데)"

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYUBC1tFNl0

- https://www.korean.go.kr/front/onlineQna/onlineQnaView.do?mn_id=216&qna_seq=83671

- https://www.korean.go.kr/front/onlineQna/onlineQnaView.do?mn_id=216&qna_seq=75672

* -았을텐데/-었을텐데 : If I had known something in advance in the past, I would have done it without regret, but I use it when I regret not doing so