(으)려던

was about to

Explanation

Express that the action or intention was about to happens but got interrupted to change to something else.

Details

The popular full form of this grammar point is (으)려던 참이다

Examples

라면을 끓이는군요. 저도 마침 라면을 먹<span class='focus'>으려던</span> 참이었어요.

I see you're making ramen, I was just about to eat ramen too.

저도 백화점에 가<span class='focus'>려던</span> 참이었는데 같이 가요.

I was just about to go to the department store too, let's go together.

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