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Do you know how to talk about gradual changes in Korean?
Welcome to Three Step Korean Practice by KoreanClass101.com. In this lesson, you will practice how to talk about gradual changes.
Let’s look at the main dialogue.
A person is talking about their work.
요즘에 사업이 많이 바빠져서 매일 야근이에요. 가족들이랑 저녁을 같이 먹은 지도 정말 오래됐어요. (Yojeume saeobi mani bappajyeoseo maeil yageunieyo. Gajokdeurirang jeonyeogeul gachi meogeun jido jeongmal oraedwaesseoyo.)
Lately, my business has gotten so busy that I work overtime every day. It’s been a long time since I had dinner with my family.
In this dialogue, the speaker says "요즘에 사업이 많이 바빠져서 매일 야근이에요."
바빠져서 (bappajyeoseo) is the conjugated form of the word 바쁘다 (bappeuda), which comes from "to be busy" and -아지다 ("to become".) The verb stem 바쁘- combines with -아지다 and undergoes a contraction, resulting in 바빠지다 ("to become busy").
Let’s practice with this grammar more in this lesson.

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