How to use Korean Grammar N + 이/가 되다

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Noun + / 가 되다

가 - if a word ends in a vowel, 이 - if ends in a consonant

In the Korean language, -이 되다 / -가 되다 mean "to become" or "to turn into" someone or something.

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저는 아이돌이 되고 싶어요.

Korean

아이돌

되다

싶다

English

I

an idol

to become

to want

I want to become an idol.

아이돌 되+고 싶+어요.

제 조카는 어른이 되면 한국에 가 보고 싶어해요.

Korean

조카

어른

되다

한국

가다

싶다

English

my

niece / nephew

adult

to become

Korea

to go

to want

My nephew wants to go to Korea when he becomes an adult.

저+ 조카 어른+이 되+ 한국 가+아 보+고 싶+어하+여요.

제가 의사가 되고 싶었지만 생각을 바꾸었어요.

Korean

의사

되다

싶다

생각

바꾸다

English

I

doctor

to become

to want

thoughts

to change

I wanted to be a doctor, but I changed my mind.

저+ 의사+가 되+고 싶++지만 생각 바꾸++어요.

누가 되고 싶어요?

Korean

누구

되다

싶다

English

who

to become

to want

Who do you want to be?

누구+가 되+고 싶+어요?

Quick reference (click to open)

Vowels: a, e, i, o, u

Consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j

Syllable: Bra-zil (2 syllables), Ar-gen-ti-na (4), In-di-a (3), Viet-nam (2), thin-king (2), beau-ti-ful (3), good (1)

Batchim: is a final consonant in a syllable. → Bra-zil (batchim: 'l'), Ar-gen-ti-na (batchims: 'r' and 'n'), In-di-a ('n'), Viet-nam ('t', 'm')

Romanization: is a conversion of text (not pronunciation ! ) from different writing system (Korean, Arabic, Russian, etc.) to the Roman (Latin) alphabet.

IPA: is an alphabetic system of phonetic (pronunciation) notation.

Noun: road, user, sister, table, sky

Pronoun: I, my, we, you, they, her

Verb: to go, to study, to think, to feel

Adjective: cold, kind, hungry, curious, expensive

Adverb: quickly, nicely, never, exactly, urgently

Preposition: from, to, on, in, with, till

Conjuction: and, because, if, but, while

Declarative sentence: I learn Korean.

Interrogative sentence: Do you learn Korean?

Imperative sentence: You must learn Korean!

Exclamative sentence: Wow, you learn Korean!

Verb / Adj. stem in Korean: part of a verb or adj. which is left after removing the last syllable -다 ( e.g. 가다 → 가, 예쁘다 → 예쁘, 듣다 → 듣 ).