먹었다

먹었다

"Ate."

Here, "먹었다" is used to indicate the past action of eating something.

나는 점심으로 비빔밥을 먹었다.

I ate Bibimbap for lunch.

In this instance, "먹었다" means to have been affected or shocked, showing its metaphorical use.

그 이야기를 듣고 나는 큰 충격을 먹었다.

Upon hearing the story, I was greatly shocked.

Here, "먹었다" is used as reported speech to discuss an action (eating) that someone else performed in the past.

지난번에 여행에서 이런 음식을 먹었다고 들었어.

I heard that they ate this type of food during the last trip.