그때

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at that time, then

그때 = 그 (that) + 때 (time): that time, then

그 is the demonstrative that, as in 그 사람 (that person). 때 is a native Korean noun meaning time or occasion, as in 어릴 때 (when young). Joined, they literally say that-time, which is exactly how English uses then.

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