걸렸다고

In a sentence

• 감기에 걸렸다고 말했다.

  He said he caught a cold.

  The phrase '걸렸다고' is used to indicate having contracted something, in this case, an illness.

• 시간이 걸렸다고 생각했어요.

  I thought it took time.

  Here, '걸렸다고' expresses the notion of time required or elapsed to accomplish something.

• 그물에 물고기가 걸렸다고 들었어요.

  I heard that a fish was caught in the net.

  In this context, '걸렸다고' implies being trapped or caught, referring to the fish's situation in the net.