Lesson 28
In Korean, the most basic and common way to say “to become + adjective” is:
-아/어/여지다
Since all Koreans adjectives are found in the dictionary in the infinitive form (-다), in order to say, “to become + adjective”, you need to know the infinitive form of the adjective.
Ex)
예쁘다 = to be pretty
예쁘 + -어지다 = 예뻐지다 = to become pretty
작다 = to be small
작 + -아지다 = 작아지다 = to become small
이상하다 = to be strange
이상하 + -여지다 = 이상해지다 = to become strange
재미있다 = to be interesting, to be fun
재미있 + -어지다 = 재미있어지다 = to become interesting
If you want to say “to become + more + adjective” in Korean, add “더” before the adjective.
Ex)
더 예뻐지다
= to become prettier
더 작아지다
= to become smaller
더 이상해지다
= to become stranger
더 재미있어지다
= to become more interesting
Sample Sentences
날씨가 따뜻해졌어요.
= The weather has become warm.
컴퓨터가 빨라졌어요.
= The computer has become fast.
한국어 공부가 재미있어졌어요.
= Studying Korean has become fun.
줄이 길어졌어요.
= The line has become long.
내일 다시 추워질 거예요.
= It will become cold again tomorrow.