passivity Flashcards
V-아/어지다
•to be V-ed
•a passive form used with verbs without -이/히/리/기-affix
A-아/어지다
to get/become A ~ express a change in state over time.
요즘은 물건 값이 비싸졌어요.
The expense cost has recently become expensive.
Why do you keep asking me again?
- I can’t believe the fact that Sumi is getting married.
왜 자꾸 다시 물어봐요?
- 수미 씨가 결혼한다는 사실이 안 믿어져요.
The coffee spilled out, so my clothes got stained.
커피가 다 쏟아져서 내 옷에 얼룩이 생겼어요.
why are you writing so hard/with such effort like that
- I think there is a problem with my pen. It doesn’t write well.
왜 그렇게 힘들게 쓰고 있어요?
- 볼펜이 안 좋은 것 같아요. 글씨가 잘 안 써져요.
When shall we eat with our classmates?
- Anytime is fine with me. Please let me know when it gets decided.
우리 반 친구들하고 언제 식사할까요?
- 저는 아무 때나 괜찮아요. 약속이 정해지면 알려 주세요.
V-게 되다
get V-ed, end up V-ing
•express passive form without subject’s will
•more gentle and indirect way to tell another person, instead of using its direct form
Next year, all my friends will go back home, and it seems I will will be left alone in Korea.
내년에 친구들 다 고향으로 돌아가고 저만 혼자 한국에 남게 될 것 같아요.
Have you gotten along with your husband lately?
- Yes, we came to understand each other after we talked a lot about things.
요즘에 남편하고 사이가 좋졌어요?
- 네, 서로 이야기를 많이 한 후에 잘 이해하게 되었어요.
Is it true that Mina is in the hospital?
- She got in a traffic accident a few days ago and was hospitalized.
민아 씨가 입원했다면서요?
- 며칠 전에 교통사고가 나서 입원하게 되었어요.
(-이/히/리/기)
suffix = to be V-ed
•이: Verb stems no 받침, or verb stems with a 받침 that doesn’t change sound when it comes before ㅎ (usually ㅎ, ㄲ, ㅍ).
•히: Verb stems with 받침 that changes
sound when it comes before ㅎ (usually ㅂ, ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅈ).
•리: Verb stems with ㄹ 받침, or irregular verbs that change 받침 to ㄹ in most conjugations (듣다 –> 들어).
•기: Verb stems with other 받침 that doesn’t change sound when it comes before ㅎ (usually ㅁ, ㄴ, ㅅ, ㅊ).
