되다
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Meanings
Verb
1. to become
2. to come, to arrive (of a time)
3. to be permissible; to be OK; may (auxiliary)
4. to be... -ed; follows nouns and nominals to form passive verbs. The noun functions as the -이 (-i) / -가 (-ga)-complement of the verb. When there is no particle in between, the construction is written without spaces.
5. Forms certain adjectives.
6. to measure the amount of powder, grains, liquids, etc., using measurements such as 말 (mal), 되 (doe), and 홉 (hop) (transitive, dated, used with -을 (-eul) and -으로 (-euro))
Pronunciation
doeda
Examples481
to be prohibited
The incident has been excessively exaggerated in the media.
The appointed time has arrived.
He has been kidnapped, but not murdered.
May [I] ask a question?
for the seed to become a tree