This is the 12369th most frequent Korean word.
달려왔다는
"달려왔다는" means "ran and came" or "has run and come."
달려왔다는 is used to denote the reported action of hurriedly running over to somewhere.
그는 지체하지 않고 전력을 다해 달려왔다는 소식을 들었어요.
I heard the news that he ran here at full speed without hesitation.
달려왔다는 conveys the revealed dramatic action of running to a specific destination.
어머니를 걱정하게 한 아들이 결국 병원까지 달려왔다는 사실이 밝혀졌어요.
It was revealed that the son, who worried his mother, eventually ran to the hospital.
달려왔다는 here highlights the speaker's re-narration of the act of running quickly to meet someone.