말했을

In a sentence

• 그는 어제 회의에서 중요한 정보를 말했을 거예요.

  He probably said important information in the meeting yesterday.

  Here, '말했을' is used as a conditional conjugation referring to the likelihood of having said something in the past.

• 제가 친구에게 그 소식을 말했을 때, 다들 놀랐어요.

  When I told my friends the news, everyone was surprised.

  In this case, '말했을' is used in conjunction with '때,' creating the meaning 'when I said.' It indicates the act of speaking at a specific time in the past.

• 말했을 수도 있지만, 확실하지는 않아요.

  He might have mentioned it, but I'm not sure.

  Here '말했을' is expressing a possibility using '수도,' suggesting uncertainty about whether an action took place.