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Decoded Slug: ~아/어지다 [a/eojida] (To become)
Korean Grammar Point
~아/어지다 [a/eojida] (To become)
~아/어지다 [a/eojida] (To become)
Short explanation:
Used to express a change of state, meaning 'to become'
Formation:
Action verb stem + (~아/어지다)
Examples:
날씨가 갑자기 추워져서 난로를 켜야 했어요.
Nalssiga gapjagi chuweojyeoseo nanroleul kyeoya haesseoyo.
The weather suddenly became cold, so I had to turn on the heater.
작년에는 일을 너무 많이해서 피곤해서 쉴 시간이 없어져서 힘들었어요.
Jaknyeoneun ireul neomu manihaseo pigonhaeseo swil sigan-i eobseojyeoseo himdeureoss-eoyo.
Last year, I worked so much that I became tired and had no time to rest, so it was tough.
친구가 바빠지니까 자주 만날 수 없게 됐어요.
Chinguga bappajinikkaji jaju mannal su eobgge dwaesseoyo.
Since my friend became busy, we couldn't meet as often.
음식이 너무 많아져서 한 번에 다 먹을 수 없었어요.
Eumsigi neomu manhajyeoseo han beone da meogeul su eopseosseoyo.
The food became so much that I couldn't eat it all at once.
Long explanation:
'~아/어지다 [a/eojida]' is a verb ending used in Korean to indicate a change in state, condition or emotions. It is akin to 'to become' in English. The verb ending changes based on the vowel in the preceding syllable, if the vowel is 'ㅏ' or 'ㅗ', you use '아지다', for all other vowels use '어지다'. It is often used to show a transition from one state to another.