되다
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
어서는 안 되다, 으면 안 되다
to be prohibited
언론에서 사건이 지나치게 과장이 되었습니다.
The incident has been excessively exaggerated in the media.
약속한 시간이 되었다.
The appointed time has arrived.
납치는 되었으나 살해되지는 않았습니다.
He has been kidnapped, but not murdered.
질문 해도 돼요?
May [I] ask a question?
씨가 나무가 되다
for the seed to become a tree