Korean grammar - To become, to get, to turn into - 아/어지다 |
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Pattern: Descriptive Verb stem + 아/어지다 A descriptive Verb ending + 아/어지다 is used to express a change in state. The equivalent in English is 'to become'. It often has a passive sense so rather than saying 접시를 깼어요 'I broke the plate', we can say 접시가 깨졌어요 'The plate become broken' or 'The plate was broken'. |
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날씨가 더워져요.
The weather gets hot. |
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하늘이 맑아져요.
The sky becomes clear. |
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다음 달부터 버스표가 비싸질 거예요.
From next month bus ticket(s) will become expensive. |
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제 시력이 나빠졌어요.
My eyesight got bad. |
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금이 비싸졌어요.
Gold got expensive. |
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저는 건강해질 거예요.
I will become healthy. |
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엄마는 행복해졌어요.
Mom became happy. |
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날이 어두워졌어요.
It got dark. |
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머리가 맑아질 거예요.
(Your) head will be clear. |
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기온이 떨어졌어요.
The temperature has dropped. |
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날씨가 쌀쌀해졌어요.
The weather has turned chilly.
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마음이 가벼워졌어요.
(My) heart felt lighter. |
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볼펜이 잘 안 써져요.
The ballpoint pen no longer writes well.
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텔레비전이 안 켜져요.
The TV no longer turns one.
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아까 방 불이 다 꺼졌어요.
Just now the room lights were all turned off.
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시간이 늦어져서 곧 어두워질 거예요.
It's getting late and it's going to get dark soon.
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날씨가 더워져서 비가 왔으면 좋겠어요.
The weather is getting hot so I hope it rains. |
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물결이 점점 거세지는 것 같아요.
The waves seem gradually to be getting rougher.
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날씨가 좋아졌어요.
The weather has become better. |
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그 티셔츠가 작아졌어요.
The t-shirt has become smaller. |
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분위기가 이상해졌어요.
The atmosphere has become weird. |
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사탕을 많이 먹으면 뚱뚱해질 거예요.
If (you) eat a lot of candy (you) become overweight. |
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열심히 공부하면 똑똑해져요.
If (you) study hard (you) get smarter. |
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우와, 예뻐졌어요.
Wow, (you) become beautiful. |
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운동을 많이 하면 건강해질 거예요.
If (you) exercise a lot, (you) will become healthy. |
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누가 더 행복해지기 싫어요?
Who doesn't want to become happier. |
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날씬해지고 싶어요.
(I) want to get skinny/slim. |
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왜 키가 더 커지고 싶냐고 했어요.
(He) asked why do (I) want to get taller. |
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Literally: has started not to write well