📘 Grammar 18: How to Use ~게 되다 – Expressing Change or Result in Korean

📘 How to Use ~게 되다 – Expressing Change or Result in Korean

Want to say “I ended up liking it”, “I came to live in Korea”, or “It turned out that I passed the exam” in Korean?

Then you need to know how to use the grammar structure ~게 되다, which is used to express change, unexpected result, or new state.

This lesson will teach you how to use ~게 되다 with the correct conjugation, examples, and tips to use it naturally in real conversations.

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🔁 What Does ~게 되다 Mean?

~게 되다 is a passive grammar form that means:

• “to end up (doing)”
• “to come to (do something)”
• “it turns out that…”

It often implies that the change is out of the speaker’s control, or happened naturally over time.

🔤 Conjugation Rule

• Verb stem + 게 되다

Examples:

• 하다 → 하게 되다 – to end up doing
• 가다 → 가게 되다 – to end up going
• 알다 → 알게 되다 – to come to know

되다 can be conjugated based on tense:

• 하게 됐어요 – ended up doing (past)
• 하게 돼요 – come to do (present/future)
• 하게 될 거예요 – will end up doing

📘 When to Use ~게 되다

• ✅ Unexpected results
• ✅ Gradual change
• ✅ Situations out of your control

💡 Often used with passive meaning, or when something just "happens" to you.

📊 Grammar Summary Table

Base Verb	~게 되다 Form	Meaning	Romanization
좋아하다	좋아하게 되다	to come to like	jo-a-ha-ge doe-da
보다	보게 되다	to end up seeing	bo-ge doe-da
만나다	만나게 되다	to end up meeting	man-na-ge doe-da
살다	살게 되다	to end up living	sal-ge doe-da

📙 Example Sentences

• 한국에서 살게 됐어요 – I ended up living in Korea
  han-guk-e-seo sal-ge dwaet-seo-yo
• 그 사람을 다시 만나게 됐어요 – I happened to meet him again
  geu sa-ram-eul da-si man-na-ge dwaet-seo-yo
• 이 일을 하게 됐어요 – I ended up doing this job
  i il-eul ha-ge dwaet-seo-yo
• 한국어를 배우게 됐어요 – I came to learn Korean
  han-guk-eo-reul bae-u-ge dwaet-seo-yo

📌 Often Used With

• ~게 되었어요 – polite past tense
• 자연스럽게 (naturally)
• 결국 (eventually)

Example:

• 자연스럽게 친구가 됐어요 – We naturally became friends
• 결국 포기하게 됐어요 – I ended up giving up

❗ Common Mistakes

• ❌ 가는 게 되다 → ✅ 가게 되다
• ❌ 배운 게 되다 → ✅ 배우게 되다
• Always use the verb stem + 게 + 되다

🧪 Mini Quiz – Test Yourself!

1. How do you say “I came to like Korean food”?
   a) 한국 음식을 좋아해요
   b) 한국 음식을 좋아하게 됐어요
   
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   ✅ b) 한국 음식을 좋아하게 됐어요

2. Translate: “I ended up working here.”
   a) 여기에서 일해요
   b) 여기에서 일하게 됐어요
   
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   ✅ b) 여기에서 일하게 됐어요

3. Which is correct?
   a) 배우게 됐어요
   b) 배운 게 됐어요
   
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   ✅ a) 배우게 됐어요

✅ Conclusion

Now you can use ~게 되다 to express natural changes, unexpected results, and passive outcomes in Korean!

• Verb stem + 게 되다 = to come to (do something)
• Often used for passive situations or things outside your control
• Conjugate 되다 to match tense: 돼요 / 됐어요 / 될 거예요

Try making sentences like:

• “I ended up liking Korean dramas” → 한국 드라마를 좋아하게 됐어요
• “I came to understand Korean culture” → 한국 문화를 이해하게 됐어요

📘 Coming Up Next

Next lesson: How to Use ~는 것 같다 – Expressing Assumption or Guess in Korean
Learn how to say “It seems like...”, “I think...” with natural Korean expression!

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