N 되다
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Description
Noun + 이/가 되다: This pattern is equivalent to the phrase become (Noun)
Notes
Conjugation Rule
The subject marker 이/가 is added to the noun, followed by the verb 되다. If the noun ends in a consonant, add 이. If the noun ends in a vowel, add 가.
Pattern | Case | Example | |
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Rule 1: | N + 가 되다 | If there is no 받침 or if the adjective/verb stem has ㄹ as a 받침 | 부자가 되다 |
Rule 2: | N + 이 되다 | If there is a 받침 at the end of the adjective/verb stem | 학생이 되다 |
Sentence Examples
Korean | English | Notes |
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나는 배우가 되고 싶어요. | I want to become an actor. | polite informal form |
나는 선생님이 될 거예요. | I want to become a teacher. | polite informal form |
저의 아들은 20살이 되었어요. | My son became twenty. | polite informal form |
우리는 친구가 되었어요. | We became friends. | polite informal form |
저는 어릴 때 고아가 되었어요. | I was orphaned when I was child. | polite informal form |
우리 아빠는 대머리가 됐어. | My father became baldheaded. | low form |
나 임신했어. 난 곧 엄마가 될거야. | I'm pregnant. I'll become a mother soon. | low form |
내 동생은 올해 대학생이 되었어요. | My brother became a university student this year. | polite informal form |
한국은 거의 여름이 되었어요. | The summer is around the corner in Korea. | polite informal form |
봄이 되면 따뜻해 집니다. | It gets warm when spring comes. | formal form |
Pronunciation
- Special pronunciation rule?
See Also
SNU level 2 pg 21 N Becomes N V