숨었다

In a sentence

• 고양이는 침대 밑에 숨어 있었다.

  The cat was hiding under the bed.

  The word '숨었다' here illustrates a past tense action of hiding performed by the cat in a specific location.

• 그 아이는 장난으로 나에게서 숨어서 뒤에 있다.

  The child is hiding behind me playfully.

  In this sentence, '숨다' signifies an action performed by the child as a gesture of playfulness, currently happening.

• 그들의 팀은 어려움 속에서 숨어야 했다.

  Their team had to hide in difficulty.

  This use of '숨어야 했다' reflects the necessity of hiding due to challenging circumstances, using a directive form of the verb.