선고했다

This is the 1371st most frequent Korean word.

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선고했다

"선고했다" means "sentenced" or "declared" (typically in a legal context).


Here, '선고했다' describes the act of a court officially announcing a punitive decision, specifically a criminal sentence.

법원은 그에게 징역형을 선고했다.

The court sentenced him to imprisonment.


In this case, '선고했다' is used more abstractly to convey the act of delivering a serious or decisive statement, not legal.

의사는 환자에게 종양에 대해 선고했다.

The doctor informed the patient about the tumor.


Here, it's used metaphorically to mean a fate or judgement perceived as final and declaratory.

그는 자신의 운명을 깨닫고 운명이 이미 선고되었다고 생각했다.

Realizing his circumstances, he thought that his fate had already been declared.