This is the 3465th most frequent Korean word.
떠올랐다
"떠올랐다" means "came to mind" or "rose to the surface."
떠올랐다 is used to describe a thought or memory arising suddenly.
그의 이름이 갑자기 떠올랐다.
His name suddenly came to mind.
떠올랐다 here reflects the emergence of past memories into awareness.
어린 시절의 기억이 떠올랐다.
Memories of childhood came back to me.
떠올랐다 is applied to the generation or emergence of an idea in one's mind.