Middle School - Grade 8
Lesson 10: "To become..."
-아/어지다
Expressing a Change of State
This grammar point is attached to **adjectives** to describe a gradual change over time. It turns an adjective (like "warm") into a verb ("to become warm").
It follows the exact same vowel harmony rules as `아요/어요`!
The Conjugation Rules
You're already an expert at this! Just follow the `아요/어요` rules and add `지다`.
Last vowel is ㅏ or ㅗ
... + 아지다
따뜻하다 따뜻해지다 (따뜻하 + 아지다)
"to become warm"
좋다 좋아지다
"to become good / to get better"
Last vowel is anything else
... + 어지다
춥다 (irregular) 추워지다 (춥 + 어지다)
"to become cold"
예쁘다 예뻐지다 (예쁘 + 어지다)
"to become pretty"
Examples in Action
DESCRIBING A CHANGE (PAST TENSE)
날씨가 따뜻해졌어요.
The weather has become warm.
DESCRIBING A FUTURE CHANGE
곧 괜찮아질 거예요.
It will become okay soon. / It will get better soon.
DESCRIBING A PRESENT CHANGE (IN PROGRESS)
기분이 좋아지고 있어요.
My mood is getting better. (My feeling is becoming good.)
Coming Up Next...
You've learned how *adjectives* can change ("to become..."). Next, let's learn how *situations* can change, often outside your control: "to get to do..." or "to end up..."