This is the 6011th most frequent Korean word.
생각했던
"Thought (past tense) of"
The word '생각했던' is used here to express the idea that the speaker had previously formed a certain expectation or thought about the difficulty of the task.
그 일이 생각했던 것보다 훨씬 더 쉬웠습니다.
That task was much easier than I had thought.
In this sentence, '생각했던' describes a plan that the speaker had previously conceived or considered.
생각했던 계획이 변경되어 아쉽습니다.
I’m disappointed that the plan I had thought of was changed.
Here, '생각했던' refers to the mental image or expectation the speaker previously had regarding their friend's behavior.