This is the 13425th most frequent Korean word.
떨어졌었는데
"떨어졌었는데" means "had fallen/dropped, but..." in English.
The word "떨어졌었는데" here is used in the past tense to indicate that something had fallen and a subsequent event took place.
그 상자는 바닥에 떨어졌었는데 지금은 치웠어요.
The box had fallen to the floor, but now it has been removed.
In this sentence, "떨어졌었는데" refers to the result of a failure in the context of an exam, emphasizing a past event.
그가 시험에서는 떨어졌었는데 다음 번에는 합격할 거라고 믿어요.
He had failed the exam before, but I believe he will pass next time.
Here, "떨어졌었는데" describes an event where the plant fell due to external conditions, with the implication that the situation has been rectified.