떨어졌었는데

In a sentence

• 그 상자는 바닥에 떨어졌었는데 지금은 치웠어요.

  The box had fallen to the floor, but now it has been removed.

  The word "떨어졌었는데" here is used in the past tense to indicate that something had fallen and a subsequent event took place.

• 그가 시험에서는 떨어졌었는데 다음 번에는 합격할 거라고 믿어요.

  He had failed the exam before, but I believe he will pass next time.

  In this sentence, "떨어졌었는데" refers to the result of a failure in the context of an exam, emphasizing a past event.

• 식물이 비바람에 떨어졌었는데 다시 심었어요.

  The plant had fallen due to the wind and rain, but it was replanted again.

  Here, "떨어졌었는데" describes an event where the plant fell due to external conditions, with the implication that the situation has been rectified.