났다고

In a sentence

• 문제가 생겼다고 말했어요.

  (They) said that a problem occurred.

  In this sentence, '생겼다고' is derived from '생기다,' which expresses that something has arisen or occurred. '났다고' similarly conveys the idea of occurrence, emphasizing the event being referenced.

• 아이들이 졸업했다고 축하했습니다.

  (We) congratulated the children for having graduated.

  Here '났다고' when analogous to '졸업했다고', emphasizes the completion or past occurrence of the graduation event. It denotes something that has already taken place.

• 비가 멈췄다고 생각했어요.

  (I) thought the rain had stopped.

  The phrase '났다고' aligns with '멈췄다고,' signifying the discontinuation or end of an event such as rain stopping. This provides an indication of a completed action.