How to use Korean Grammar N + 이/가 되다
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Noun + 이 / 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
저
아이돌
되다
싶다
English
I
an idol
to become
to want
I want to become an idol.
저는 아이돌이 되+고 싶+어요.
제 조카는 어른이 되면 한국에 가 보고 싶어해요.
Korean
제
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+의 조카는 어른+이 되+면 한국에 가+아 보+고 싶+어하+여요.
제가 의사가 되고 싶었지만 생각을 바꾸었어요.
Korean
저
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+가 의사+가 되+고 싶+었+지만 생각을 바꾸+었+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 ).