This is the 12371st most frequent Korean word.
달렸다고
"달렸다고" means "ran" or "was running" in a past context.
'달렸다고' is used here as a past tense when paraphrasing someone's speech about running.
그는 끝까지 달렸다고 말했다.
He said that he ran to the finish.
'달렸다고' is employed metaphorically to mean 'attached' or 'dependent' in a paraphrased past context.
문제가 많이 달렸다고 들었어요.
I heard that many issues are attached.
'달렸다고' indicates the action of running collectively in a remembered past event.