말하였더니

This is the 13929th most frequent Korean word.


말하였더니

"말하였더니" means "I said, and then" or "I spoke, and as a result."


Here, '말하였더니' is used to indicate that the speaker conveyed their sincere thoughts and as a result, the subject's emotional state changed.

그에게 진심으로 말하였더니 마음이 풀렸다.

I sincerly spoke to him, and his heart softened.


In this case, '말하였더니' signifies stating or explaining a plan, after which the listeners showed agreement.

내 계획에 대해 말하였더니 모두가 동의했다.

I talked about my plan, and everyone agreed.


Here, '말하였더니' is utilized to express that revealing information led to an unintended consequence of increased confusion.

그 사건의 진실을 말하였더니 혼란이 더 커졌다.

When I revealed the truth about the incident, the confusion intensified.