먹었다고

먹었다고

"먹었다고" means "said (someone) ate" or "because (someone) ate" in Korean, depending on context.

Here '먹었다고' is used to convey the act of having eaten as a reported statement.

나는 밥을 다 먹었다고 말했다.

I said that I finished eating.

In this sentence, '먹었다고' reports the information received, showing past completion of eating.

그가 이미 점심을 먹었다고 들었어요.

I heard that he already ate lunch.

The use of '먹었다고' here indicates that the teacher informed others about the completion of eating.

선생님께서 학생들에게 음식을 다 먹었다고 하셨습니다.

The teacher told the students that the food was finished eating.