This is the 13934th most frequent Korean word.
말했을
"말했을" means "would have said" or "might have said."
Here, '말했을' is used as a conditional conjugation referring to the likelihood of having said something in the past.
그는 어제 회의에서 중요한 정보를 말했을 거예요.
He probably said important information in the meeting yesterday.
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.
제가 친구에게 그 소식을 말했을 때, 다들 놀랐어요.
When I told my friends the news, everyone was surprised.
Here '말했을' is expressing a possibility using '수도,' suggesting uncertainty about whether an action took place.