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Korean Grammar Patterns
-아/어지다
Meaning
Become / passive-like change
How to use it
Adjective + -아/어지다 expresses a gradual change of state ('become ~'). Attached to a transitive verb stem it forms a passive-like meaning where the action happens without a stated agent.
예뻐지다 (become pretty), 좋아지다 (get better).,Verb: 만들어지다 (be made), 켜지다 (get turned on).
Examples
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 날씨가 점점 따뜻해졌어요. nalssiga jeomjeom ttatteuthaejyeosseoyo. | The weather gradually became warm. |
| 이 빵은 우유로 만들어졌어요. i ppangeun uyuro mandeureojyeosseoyo. | This bread is made from milk. |
| 불이 갑자기 꺼졌다. buri gapjagi kkeojyeotda. | The light suddenly went out. |
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