Middle School - Grade 8
Lesson 11: "To end up..."
-게 되다
Expressing a Change in Situation
This grammar point is used with **verbs** to show a change in the situation or circumstances. It's often used when something happens that wasn't directly planned or caused by you.
It's the partner to -아/어지다 (which is for adjectives).
-아/어지다 = "to become..." (e.g., to become pretty)
-게 되다 = "to get to do..." or "to end up..." (e.g., to get to work here)
The Conjugation Rule
This rule is the easiest one of all! You just add -게 되다 to the verb stem, no matter what it ends in!
All Verb Stems (vowel or consonant)
... + 게 되다
가다 가게 되다
"to get to go"
먹다 먹게 되다
"to get to eat / to end up eating"
일하다 일하게 되다
"to get to work"
Examples in Action
CHANGE OF SITUATION (PAST)
한국 회사에서 일하게 되었어요.
I got to work at a Korean company. / I ended up working at a Korean company.
EXPLAINING A NEW CIRCUMSTANCE
드디어 그 사람을 만나게 되었어요.
I finally got to meet that person.
DESCRIBING A FUTURE CHANGE
내년부터 서울에서 살게 될 거예요.
I will end up living in Seoul starting next year.
Coming Up Next...
You've learned how to talk about changes. Next, let's learn how to make detailed comparisons, like "as much as..." or "as well as..."