TTMIK nível 7 lição 25 (Brasil)

In the previous lesson (Level 7 Lesson 24), we looked at how you can combine the Passive Voice form with -어 있다 to express a “resultant state”. In this lesson, we are looking at a similar, yet fixed, structure using the verb 되다. 되다 = to become, to be done 되다 can be the verb “to become”, but it can also work as the passive voice of the verb 하다 and mean “to be done”. -게 되다 = to get to do something, to gradually do something -게 되다 (Level 4 Lesson 29) expresses how someone or something happens, comes to be in or becomes a certain state -게 되어 있다 = to be destined to do something, to be bound to be in a certain state “Passive Voice + -어 있다” expresses a “resultant state” of things, therefore when you say -게 되 어 있다, you mean that something is “bound” to be in a certain state or “destined” to happen in a certain way. Examples 1. 알다 = to know 알게 되다 = to get to know, 알게 되어 있다 = to be in a situation where you are bound to know or find out 2. 보이다 = to be seen 보이게 되다 = to become visible 보이게 되어 있다 = can’t help but be visible 3. 하다 = to do 하게 되다 = to get to do 하게 되어 있다 = to be bound to do, to have no other choice but to do Sample Sentences 1. 공부는 정말 필요하면 열심히 하게 되어 있어요. = As for studying, if it’s really necessary, you are bound to study hard. 2. 아무리 게을러도, 손님이 오면 청소를 하게 되어 있어요. = No matter how lazy you are, you are bound to clean the house when a guest comes. 3. 아무리 바빠도, 데이트 시간은 생기게 되어 있어요. = No matter how busy you are, you somehow always find time for dating. 4. 영원한 비밀은 없어요. 사람들이 알게 되어 있어요. = There is no eternal secret. People will eventually find out. 5. 재미있게 공부하면 성적도 좋아지게 되어 있어요. = If you have fun while studying, your grades are bound to get better.