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요즘에 사업이 많이 (Yojeume saeobi mani)
매일 야근이에요. (maeil yageunieyo.)
요즘에 사업이 많이
매일 야근이에요.
바빠져서 (bappajyeoseo)
바빠져서
요즘에 사업이 많이 바빠져서 매일 야근이에요. (Yojeume saeobi mani bappajyeoseo maeil yageunieyo.)
요즘에 사업이 많이 바빠져서 매일 야근이에요.
Lately, my business has gotten so busy that I work overtime every day.
"바쁘다" is the correct root form, and when conjugated with –아/어지다, it becomes "바빠져서" following the ㅂ-irregular rule where ㅂ changes to 우 and contracts to "바빠."
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
최근에 병원에 감기 환자가 (Choegeune byeongwone gamgi hwanja ga)
.
최근에 병원에 감기 환자가
.
많아졌어요 (manajyeosseoyo)
많아졌어요
최근에 병원에 감기 환자가 많아졌어요. (Choegeune byeongwone gamgi hwanja ga manajyeosseoyo .)
최근에 병원에 감기 환자가 많아졌어요.
Recently, the number of cold patients at the hospital has increased.
"많다" ends in the vowel ㅏ, so it combines with –아지다 to become 많아지다, not 많어지다.
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
날씨가 점점 (Nalssiga jeomjeom)
.
날씨가 점점
.
더워져요 (deowojyeoyo)
더워져요
날씨가 점점 더워져요. (Nalssiga jeomjeom deowojyeoyo.)
날씨가 점점 더워져요.
The weather is gradually getting hotter.
"덥다" is an ㅂ-irregular adjective, and when conjugated, ㅂ changes to 우, making it 더워지다, so the correct form is 더워져요, not 더워여요.
Unscramble the words to make a sentence.
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방 (Bang)
방이 (Bangi)
방이 더 (Bangi deo)
방이 더워 (Bangi deowo)
방이 더워졌어 (Bangi deowojyeosseo)
방이 더워졌어요. (Bangi deowojyeosseoyo.)
The room has become hot.
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
겨울이 되니까 밤이 점점 (길아져요 or 길어져요). (Gyeouri doenikka bami jeomjeom (gilajyeoyo or gireojyeoyo).)
겨울이 되니까 밤이 점점 (길아져요 or 길어져요).
길어져요 (gireojyeoyo)
길어져요
겨울이 되니까 밤이 점점 길어져요. (Gyeouri doenikka bami jeomjeom gireojyeoyo.)
As it becomes winter, the nights are gradually getting longer.
길어져요 is used here because the adjective 길다 ends in a vowel other than ㅏ or ㅗ, so it takes the -어지다 form, becoming 길어지다, and is conjugated as 길어져요 in the present tense.
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아기가 (조용해졌어요 or 조용어졌어요). (Agiga (joyonghaejyeosseoyo or joyongeojyeosseoyo).)
아기가 (조용해졌어요 or 조용어졌어요).
조용해졌어요 (joyonghaejyeosseoyo)
조용해졌어요
The baby has become quiet.
아기가 조용해졌어요. (Agiga (joyonghaejyeosseoyo or joyongeojyeosseoyo).)
조용해졌어요 is used here because the adjective 조용하다 (to be quiet) is a 하다-type adjective, and when combined with -어지다, it changes to -해지다, making the correct form 조용해졌어요 to express that the baby has become quiet.
Let's translate some sentences into Korean.
Translate "The sky has become clear." into Korean.
하늘 (haneul) – sky
followed by
이 (i) – subject marking particle
next
맑아졌어요 (malgajyeosseoyo) – has become clear
하늘이 맑아졌어요. (Haneuri malgajyeosseoyo.)
하늘이 맑아졌어요.
The sky has become clear.
Translate "The road has become very wide." into Korean.
길 (gil) – road
followed by
이 (i) – subject marking particle
next
아주 (aju) – very
followed by
넓어졌어요 (neolbeojyeosseoyo) – has become wide
길이 아주 넓어졌어요. (Giri aju neolbeojyeosseoyo.)
길이 아주 넓어졌어요.
The road has become very wide.
Translate "Grammar has become important." into Korean.
문법 (munbeop) – grammar
followed by
이 (i) – subject marking particle
next
중요해졌어요 (jungyohaejyeosseoyo) – has become important
문법이 중요해졌어요. (Munbeobi jungyohaejyeosseoyo.)
문법이 중요해졌어요.
Grammar has become important.
Listen to what I say. What is the conjugation being used in the adjective?
문법이 중요해졌어요. (Munbeobi jungyohaejyeosseoyo.)
Listen one more time.
문법이 중요해졌어요. (Munbeobi jungyohaejyeosseoyo.)
Did you hear, "중요해졌어요 (jungyohaejyeosseoyo)"? 중요해졌어요 (jungyohaejyeosseoyo) uses the -여 conjugation.
How about...?
하늘이 맑아졌어요. (Haneuri malgajyeosseoyo.)
Let’s listen one more time.
하늘이 맑아졌어요. (Haneuri malgajyeosseoyo.)
Did you hear "맑아졌어요 (malgajyeosseoyo)"? 맑아졌어요 (malgajyeosseoyo) uses the -아 conjugation.
Next...
요즘에 사업이 많이 바빠져서 매일 야근이에요. (Yojeume saeobi mani bappajyeoseo maeil yageunieyo.)
One more time.
요즘에 사업이 많이 바빠져서 매일 야근이에요. (Yojeume saeobi mani bappajyeoseo maeil yageunieyo.)
Did you hear "바빠져서 (bappajyeoseo)"? 바빠져서 (bappajyeoseo) uses the -어 conjugation.
Next...
길이 아주 넓어졌어요. (Giri aju neolbeojyeosseoyo.)
One more time.
길이 아주 넓어졌어요. (Giri aju neolbeojyeosseoyo.)
Did you hear "넓어졌어요 (neolbeojyeosseoyo)"? 넓어졌어요 (neolbeojyeosseoyo) uses the -어 conjugation.
And...
아기가 조용해졌어요. (Agiga joyonghaejyeosseoyo.)
One more time.
아기가 조용해졌어요. (Agiga joyonghaejyeosseoyo.)
Did you hear "조용해졌어요 (joyonghaejyeosseoyo)"? 조용해졌어요 (joyonghaejyeosseoyo) uses the -여 conjugation.
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