-게 되다
Quick answer: -게 되다 means to come to be — it happened, rather than you chose it.
How to form it
Stem + 게 되다 · same form after any stem
In Korean: 어간 + 게 되다 받침과 상관없습니다
What to know
This is how Koreans tell the story of how something started — not I decided but it came about. Using -기로 했어요 (I decided) where a Korean would use -게 됐어요 sounds oddly forceful about small things.
Examples
- 한국 드라마를 보고 한국어를 배우게 됐어요.I watched Korean dramas and ended up learning Korean.
- 친척이 서울에 있어서 오게 됐어요.I have a relative in Seoul, so I came to be here.
- 한국 음악을 좋아하게 됐어요.I have come to like Korean music.
Where it's taught
HanDa Level 2 (TOPIK I), Lesson 1: 한국어를 배우려고 한국에 왔어요 — I came to Korea to learn Korean. Also in the Level 2 book.
Learned in the same lesson: -(으)려고.
Practise -게 되다 out loud
In the HanDa app this is Level 2, Lesson 1 — drills, a speaking check and an AI teacher that corrects what you say. Free for 7 days.