No. 1,371 in Korean
선고했다
"선고했다" means "sentenced" or "declared" (typically in a legal context).
In a sentence
법원은 그에게 징역형을 선고했다.
The court sentenced him to imprisonment.
Here, '선고했다' describes the act of a court officially announcing a punitive decision, specifically a criminal sentence.
의사는 환자에게 종양에 대해 선고했다.
The doctor informed the patient about the tumor.
In this case, '선고했다' is used more abstractly to convey the act of delivering a serious or decisive statement, not legal.
그는 자신의 운명을 깨닫고 운명이 이미 선고되었다고 생각했다.
Realizing his circumstances, he thought that his fate had already been declared.
Here, it's used metaphorically to mean a fate or judgement perceived as final and declaratory.
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