No. 19,348 in Korean
알았을
"알았을" is a conjugated form meaning "would have known" or "might have understood" in a hypothetical or past conditional context.
In a sentence
제가 알았을 때, 이미 너무 늦었었어요.
When I understood, it was already too late.
The word '알았을' is used here as the past subjunctive form of '알다', illustrating recognition or realization occurring before another action.
그가 알았을 사실이 정말 놀라웠습니다.
The fact that he comprehended was truly surprising.
In this sentence, '알았을' indicates a fact understood by the subject (he) at a previous moment in time.
우리가 알았을 가능성은 희박해요.
The probability that we might have recognized it is slim.
Here, '알았을' conveys a hypothetical past recognition scenario to evaluate its plausibility.
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