This is the 9696th most frequent Korean word.
고독사했을
The word "고독사했을" refers to "having died in solitude" or "having died alone."
In this sentence, '고독사했을' is used to describe someone who died alone out of loneliness, indicating the extent of their loneliness.
그는 혼자 살다가 고독사했을 정도로 외롭게 살았습니다.
He lived so lonely that he died alone from loneliness.
Here, '고독사했을' is used to hypothesize a potential outcome of dying alone, emphasizing underlying preventive factors.
만약 사회적 지원이 없었다면 고독사했을 가능성도 있었을 겁니다.
If there had been no social support, there might have been a possibility of dying alone from loneliness.
'고독사했을' in this context assumes a potential past event of dying alone, reflecting on the person's social isolation.