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V-게 되다 — to come to … · to end up … — a change that came about
To come to … · to end up … — a change that came about. Korean grammar for upper beginner learners — Level 2B, lesson 1: 이제 매운 것도 잘 먹게 됐어요 (I can even eat spicy food now — how things changed).
What it means
-게 되다 says that something has come about — through time, through practice, or because of other people and circumstances — rather than simply because you decided it. Take 다 off and add 게 되다; 받침 does not matter: 먹다 → 먹게 되다, 알다 → 알게 되다, 좋아하다 → 좋아하게 되다. The tense goes on 되다: 됐어요 (= 되었어요) for a change that has happened — 이제 매운 것도 잘 먹게 됐어요 'now I can even eat spicy food', 동아리에서 유나 씨를 알게 됐어요 'I got to know Yuna at the club' — and 될 거예요 for one that is coming: 다음 달부터 회사에서 일하게 될 거예요. Koreans also use -게 됐어요 to share their own news modestly: 다음 주에 부산으로 출장을 가게 됐어요 sounds as if the chance came to you, not as if you are boasting. It goes with -(으)ㄹ 수 있다 as well: 이제 혼자 병원에 갈 수 있게 됐어요. Use -게 되다 with verbs; with adjectives, use -아/어지다 (Grammar 1).
Forms
| Pattern | When | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -게 되다 | 동사 — 받침 O · 받침 X 모두 | 먹다 + 게 되다 → 먹게 됐어요 |
Key points
- V-게 되다 = to come to …, to end up …: take 다 off and add 게 되다, with or without 받침 — 먹게 돼요 · 알게 돼요 · 좋아하게 돼요
- The tense goes on 되다: 먹게 됐어요 (it has happened) · 가게 될 거예요 (it will happen). Adjectives use -아/어지다 (Grammar 1): 쉬워졌어요 — but 잘하게 됐어요.
Examples
- 먹다 → 먹게 돼요. 알다 → 알게 돼요. 좋아하다 → 좋아하게 돼요.
- 처음에는 김치를 못 먹었어요. 이제 잘 먹게 됐어요.
- 유나 씨를 동아리에서 알게 됐어요.
- 다음 달부터 회사에서 일하게 될 거예요.
Where university textbooks teach it
This point also appears in: Seoul National University Korean 2B, lesson 15; Yonsei University Korean 2-1, lesson 9; Sogang University Korean 2B, lesson 9; Ewha Womans University Korean 2-2, lesson 13; Hongik University Korean 2B, lesson 9; Hanyang University Korean 2-2, lesson 12.
Also in this lesson
- A-아/어지다 — to become … · to get … — how a state changes
- V-기 전에 (1B 복습·확장) — before …ing
- V-(으)ㄴ 후에 (1B 복습·확장) — after …ing