~게 되다:
- Passive events in which the subject is not actively involved
- Equivalent to “has happened” OR “have/has done”
Usage:
- Common: ~게 되었어요 (Shortened: ~게 됐어요) means something has been decided or come true
- Use: gentle and indirect way to say something has happened
- Express the result of a change
Tenses:
Verbs:
- 과거: ~게 되었어요
- 현재: ~게 돼요
- 미래/추측: ~게 될 거예요
슈퍼맨 (Superman) Examples:
- 입원하다: 들었어? 슈퍼맨이 입원하게 되었어요!
Did you hear? Superman has been admitted to the hospital! - 이해하다: 정말요? 의사가 슈퍼맨의 문제를 이해하게 될까요?
Really? Will the doctor understand Superman’s problem? - 살다: 모르겠어요. 슈퍼맨은 여기 지구에서 50년이나 살게 되었지만 나이를 안 먹었나봐!
I dunno. Superman has lived here on this earth for at least 50 years but he’s never aged! - 오다: 아마 슈퍼맨의 고향에서 다른 슈퍼사람이 오게 되요.
Maybe another Super Person from Superman’s hometown has come. - 남다: 하지만 난 이렇게 들었어, 슈퍼맨의 고향 행성이 다 안 남게 되잖아.
But I heard nothing was left of Superman’s home planet. - 취직하다: 아마 슈퍼맨은 새로운 회사에 취직하게 될 거예요.
Maybe Superman will be employed by a new company. - 가다: 내 생각에 렉스루터 회사에 가게 될 거예요.
I bet he goes to Lex Luthor’s company. - 닫다: 뭐? 나는 렉스루터 회사는 문을 닫았다고 들었어요.
What? I heard that Lex Luthor’s company was closed. - 열다: 아니야. 어제 그 근처에 갔다왔는데 거기 문을 열게 되서 많은 로봇들이 일 하던데요.
No way. Yesterday, I went over to that area and saw the doors opened and lots of robots working there.
