어려웠다고

어려웠다고

"It was difficult."

In this sentence, "어려웠다고" is used to indicate reported speech, referencing a past instance in which difficulty was acknowledged.

그 시험이 정말 어려웠다고 선생님이 말씀하셨어요.

The teacher mentioned that the exam was really difficult.

Here, "어려웠다고" references a past experience being challenging, with the context of someone else's reported speech.

어머니께서 그 경험이 참 어려웠다고 하셨습니다.

My mother said that the experience was truly challenging.

In this instance, "어려웠다고" conveys the students' reported opinion regarding the unexpected difficulty of the project.

그 프로젝트가 예상보다 너무 어려웠다고 학생들이 이야기했어요.

Students said that the project was much harder than expected.