"해야 했었던"? "해야 했던"?

[orbiter]

Hello! Happy Valentine's day to all

Straight into my question: I would like to say "That was a book I had to read in school".

Is this correct: "그책은 학교에서 읽어해야 했었던 책이였어요". Is this correct?

Is "해야 했었던" correct? Or "해야 했던"?


Thank you!

[manyakumi]

Hi, orbiter.
Happy Valentine's day!

Your translation is excellent.
But one thing,

읽어해야 > 읽어야


However, all these are not bad for this sentence.

그 책은 학교에서 읽어야 했던 책이었어요.
그 책은 학교에서 읽어야 했었던 책이었어요.
그 책은 학교에서 읽었어야 했던 책이었어요.
그 책은 학교에서 읽었어야 하는 책이었어요.
그 책은 학교에서 읽었어야 하는 책이예요.

Korean isn't that strict for the tenses.





Sean.

[orbiter]

Ah, no wonder the sentence sounded strange!

Wow, so many variations. Thank you for the enlightenment, Sean!

[timandyou]

Thank you both of you!
A brilliant question from Orbiter... and
A clear response from Dr.sean.
Thanks,
"WAY TO GO guys~~~!!!"
cheers,
Tim