게 되다

Description

Verb + 게 되다 : This is used to describe how something or someone comes to be in or becomes a certain state or how something happens, often by chance or fate.

Notes

• For the noun form, see N + 되다

Conjugation Rule

Conjugation Rule

	Pattern	Case	Example
Rule 1:	Verb + 게 되다	If there is no 받침 or if the adjective/verb stem has ㄹ as a 받침	가다 → 가게 되다
Rule 2:	Verb + 게 되다	If there is a 받침 at the end of the adjective/verb stem	받다 → 받게 되다

Sentence Examples

Korean	English	Notes
한국에는 어떻게 오게 되었어요?	What brings you here in Korea?	polite informal form
여자친구가 한국에 살아서 오게 되었어요.	My girlfriend lives in Korea, so I came here.	polite informal form
드디어 이사를 가게 되었어.	Finally my mov[ing] was complete	low form
처음에는 김치가 싫었지만, 이제 좋아하게 되었어요.	At first I didn't like kimchi but now I have come to like it	polite informal form
나 미국에 돌아가게 됐어.	I completed my travel to enter America	low form
아내 덕분에 담배를 끊게 되었어요.	I quit smoking thanks to my wife	polite informal form
철수가 장학금을 받게 됐어요.	Jeul Su received scholarship funds	polite informal form
드디어 지은씨를 만나게 되었어요.	I finally met Ji En	polite informal form
그 분을 사랑하게 됐어.	I came to love that person	low form
나 다쳐서 수술하게 됐어.	Since I was cut, I had to get surgery	low form

Pronunciation

• Special pronunciation rule?