This is the 9430th most frequent Korean word.
결정했다는
"Decided"
In this sentence, '결정했다는' indicates that someone made a decision in the past and is now being discussed. It provides information about a communicative act, highlighting the reported decision made by 'he'.
그는 새로운 목표를 달성하기로 결정했다는 이야기를 들었다.
I heard that he decided to achieve a new goal.
Here, '결정했다는' is embedded in an official or formal statement, expressing a decision made by a group. Its usage conveys the act of deciding as part of disclosed information.
우리는 이 문제를 해결하기 위해 협력하기로 결정했다는 사실을 공개했습니다.
We revealed the fact that we decided to collaborate to solve this issue.
In this example, '결정했다는' is used to reference a past decision made by 'she', which is learned or understood by someone else at a later time.