-게 되다To end up doing / It came about that…
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Verb stem + -게 되다
Use -게 되다 when something happens as a natural result of circumstances — not by your direct choice. It's the 'things just worked out this way' grammar.
이야기 속에서는 이렇게 쓰입니다
이제 곧 휴게소에 도착하게 돼.
We'll be at the rest stop soon.
We'll be at the rest stop soon.
규칙
Natural outcome · 자연스러운 결과Verb + -게 되다 = came to / ended up ___-ing
Happened due to circumstances, not personal choice
한국어를 배우게 됐어요.
→ I ended up learning Korean. (circumstances led me here)
Happened due to circumstances, not personal choice
한국어를 배우게 됐어요.
→ I ended up learning Korean. (circumstances led me here)
Tense · 시제-게 됐어요 — it came about (past)
-게 돼요 — it works out (present)
-게 될 거예요 — it'll end up (future)
도착하게 돼 → we're going to end up arriving
-게 돼요 — it works out (present)
-게 될 거예요 — it'll end up (future)
도착하게 돼 → we're going to end up arriving
vs plain verb · 일반 동사와 비교도착해요 = we arrive (simple fact)
도착하게 돼요 = we end up arriving (naturally, given the situation)
친구가 됐어요 = became friends (simple)
친구가 되게 됐어요 = ended up becoming friends (circumstances)
도착하게 돼요 = we end up arriving (naturally, given the situation)
친구가 됐어요 = became friends (simple)
친구가 되게 됐어요 = ended up becoming friends (circumstances)
예문
- 한국에서 살게 됐어요.I ended up living in Korea.
- 한국어를 가르치게 됐어요.I came to teach Korean.
- 그 사람이랑 같은 반이 되게 됐어요.I ended up being in the same class as them.
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