Come to / End up: V + 게 되다

Explanation

-게 되다 shows that you came to do something, or that a state changed, because of circumstances or someone else's decision rather than your own choice. For a change that has already happened, say -게 됐어요 (되었어요). Koreans also use it for their own decisions to sound modest and soft, especially when sharing news. It is also used for gradual changes, such as becoming able to do something you couldn't do before.

How to form it

• Verb stem + 게 되다

  가다 → 가 + 게 되다 → 가게 되다

• A change that already happened: stem + 게 됐어요

  알다 → 알게 됐어요

• A change expected in the future: stem + 게 될 거예요

  좋아하다 → 좋아하게 될 거예요

Examples

• 회사 일 때문에 부산으로 이사하게 됐어요.

  I ended up moving to Busan because of work.

• 한국 드라마를 좋아해서 한국어를 공부하게 됐어요.

  I came to study Korean because I like Korean dramas.

• 처음에는 김치를 못 먹었는데 지금은 잘 먹게 됐어요.

  At first I couldn't eat kimchi, but now I've come to eat it well.

• 자주 만나면 서로를 더 잘 이해하게 될 거예요.

  If you meet often, you'll come to understand each other better.