This is the 5395th most frequent Korean word.
들은
"들은" means "heard" or "listened to" (derived from the verb "듣다").
Here, '들은' is derived from the verb '듣다' (to listen) and functions as a noun modifier in the past tense, meaning 'listened to'.
친구들이 들은 음악이 아주 아름다웠어요.
The music that the friends listened to was very beautiful.
Here, '들은' modifies '이야기' (stories), emphasizing stories heard in the past, showing use as a past-tense descriptor.
제가 어릴 때 들은 이야기는 아직도 기억나요.
I still remember the stories I heard when I was young.
In this sentence, '들은' modifies '이야기한 소문', indicating that the action of listening was completed in the past.