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되다

되다

Korean

Verb

되다 • ‎(doeda) ‎(infinitive 돼 or 되어, sequential 되니)

to become
왕이 되다‎ ― wang-i doeda ― to become king
(of a time) to come, to arrive
약속한 시간이 되었다.‎

Yaksokhan sigani doeeotda.

The appointed time has arrived.
(as an auxiliary verb after a verb in its —어 (-eo), —아 (-a), or —해 (-hae) form) to be permissible; to be OK; may
질문 해도 돼요?‎

Jilmun haedo dwaeyo?

May [I] ask a question?

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 되다 (doeda)

Stems
Stem 1	되 (doe)
Stem 2	돼 (dwae)
Stem 2a	되어 (doeeo)
Stem 3	되 (doe)
Conjugation type	Vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	된다 doenda past: 됐다 dwaetda	돼 dwae past: 됐어 dwaesseo	돼요, 되어요 dwaeyo, doeeoyo past: 됐어요 dwaesseoyo	됩니다 doemnida past: 됐습니다 dwaetseumnida
Interrogative	되느냐 doeneunya past: 됐느냐 dwaenneunya	돼 dwae past: 됐어 dwaesseo	돼요, 되어요 dwaeyo, doeeoyo past: 됐어요 dwaesseoyo	됩니까 doemnikka past: 됐습니까 dwaetseumnikka
hortative	되자 doeja	돼 dwae	돼요, 되어요 dwaeyo, doeeoyo	됩시다 doepsida
imperative	돼라, 되어라 dwaera, doeeora	돼 dwae	돼요, 되어요 dwaeyo, doeeoyo	됩시오 doepsio
Assertive	되겠다 doegetda	되겠어 doegesseo	되겠어요 doegesseoyo	되겠습니다 doegetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	돼 dwae	돼서, 되어서 dwaeseo, doeeoseo	되니 doeni	되니까 doenikka
Contrast	되지만 doejiman	되는데 doeneunde	되더니 doedeoni
Conjunction	되고 doego
Condition	되면 doemyeon	돼야, 되어야 dwaeya, doeeoya
Motive	되려고 doeryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		됨 doem	되기 doegi
Past-tense verbal nouns		됐음, 되었음 dwaesseum, doeeosseum	됐기, 되었기 dwaetgi, doeeotgi
Determiners	past	된 doen
	present	되는 doeneun
	future	될 doel

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	되신다 doesinda past: 되셨다 doesyeotda	되셔 doesyeo past: 되셨어 doesyeosseo	되세요, 되셔요 doeseyo, doesyeoyo past: 되셨어요 doesyeosseoyo	되십니다 doesimnida past: 되셨습니다 doesyeotseumnida
Interrogative	되시느냐 doesineunya past: 되셨느냐 doesyeonneunya	되셔 doesyeo past: 되셨어 doesyeosseo	되세요, 되셔요 doeseyo, doesyeoyo past: 되셨어요 doesyeosseoyo	되십니까 doesimnikka past: 되셨습니까 doesyeotseumnikka
imperative	되시라 doesira	되셔 doesyeo	되세요 doeseyo	되십시오 doesipsio
Assertive	되시겠다 doesigetda	되시겠어 doesigesseo	되시겠어요 doesigesseoyo	되시겠습니다 doesigetseumnida
Connective honforms with honorific
Cause/Reason	되셔 doesyeo	되셔서 doesyeoseo	되시니 doesini	되시니까 doesinikka
Contrast	되시지만 doesijiman	되시는데 doesineunde	되시더니 doesideoni
Conjunction	되시고 doesigo
Condition	되시면 doesimyeon	되셔야 doesyeoya
Motive	되시려고 doesiryeogo
Noun and determiner honforms with honorific
Verbal nouns		되심 doesim	되시기 doesigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		되셨음 doesyeosseum	되셨기 doesyeotgi
Determiners	past	되신 doesin
	present	되시는 doesineun
	future	되실 doesil

Adjective

되다 • ‎(doeda) ‎(infinitive 돼 or 되어, sequential 되니)

(to be) hard
(to be) thick
(to be) severe

Conjugation

Selected forms of the adjective 되다 (doeda)

Stems
Stem 1	되 (doe)
Stem 2	돼 (dwae)
Stem 2a	되어 (doeeo)
Stem 3	되 (doe)
Conjugation type	Vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	되다 doeda past: 됐다 dwaetda	돼 dwae past: 됐어 dwaesseo	돼요, 되어요 dwaeyo, doeeoyo past: 됐어요 dwaesseoyo	됩니다 doemnida past: 됐습니다 dwaetseumnida
Interrogative	되냐 doenya past: 됐냐 dwaennya	돼 dwae past: 됐어 dwaesseo	돼요, 되어요 dwaeyo, doeeoyo past: 됐어요 dwaesseoyo	됩니까 doemnikka past: 됐습니까 dwaetseumnikka
Assertive	되겠다 doegetda	되겠어 doegesseo	되겠어요 doegesseoyo	되겠습니다 doegetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	돼 dwae	돼서, 되어서 dwaeseo, doeeoseo	되니 doeni	되니까 doenikka
Contrast	되지만 doejiman	된데 doende	되더니 doedeoni
Conjunction	되고 doego
Condition	되면 doemyeon	돼야, 되어야 dwaeya, doeeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		됨 doem	되기 doegi
Past-tense verbal nouns		됐음, 되었음 dwaesseum, doeeosseum	됐기, 되었기 dwaetgi, doeeotgi
Determiners	present		된 doen
Determiners	future		될 doel

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	되시다 doesida past: 되셨다 doesyeotda	되셔 doesyeo past: 되셨어 doesyeosseo	되세요, 되셔요 doeseyo, doesyeoyo past: 되셨어요 doesyeosseoyo	되십니다 doesimnida past: 되셨습니다 doesyeotseumnida
Interrogative	되시냐 doesinya past: 되셨냐 doesyeonnya	되셔 doesyeo past: 되셨어 doesyeosseo	되세요, 되셔요 doeseyo, doesyeoyo past: 되셨어요 doesyeosseoyo	되십니까 doesimnikka past: 되셨습니까 doesyeotseumnikka
Assertive	되시겠다 doesigetda	되시겠어 doesigesseo	되시겠어요 doesigesseoyo	되시겠습니다 doesigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason	되셔 doesyeo	되셔서 doesyeoseo	되시니 doesini	되시니까 doesinikka
Contrast	되시지만 doesijiman	되신데 doesinde	되시더니 doesideoni
Conjunction	되시고 doesigo
Condition	되시면 doesimyeon	되셔야 doesyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		되심 doesim	되시기 doesigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		되셨음 doesyeosseum	되셨기 doesyeotgi
Determiners	present		되신 doesin
Determiners	future		되실 doesil