This is the 12981st most frequent Korean word.
돌아갔다는
"돌아갔다는" means "returned" or "went back" in English.
In this sentence, '돌아갔다는' implies the reported speech or information about someone's action of returning.
그는 집으로 돌아갔다는 소식을 들었다.
He heard the news that he returned home.
Here, '돌아갔다는' is used to express the conveyed fact or observation regarding her return with a friend.
나는 그녀가 친구와 함께 돌아갔다는 사실을 먼저 알았다.
I first learned the fact that she returned with a friend.
In this context, '돌아갔다는' refers to the recounting or sharing of the occurrence of the children returning to school.