Adjective + 아/어/해지다 means ‘become adjective’ which expresses change. For example,
작다 (to be small) + 아지다 => 작아지다 means ‘become small or get smaller’
크다 (to be big) + 어지다 => 커지다 means ‘become big or get bigger’ (ㅡ vowel dropped)
따뜻하다 (to be warm) + 해지다 => 따뜻해지다 means ‘become warm or get warmer’
If you use -아/어/해지다 with verbs, it means ‘passive voice’. (Click here to passive voice)
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| 살이 쪄서 옷이 작아졌어요. | Because I gain weight, the clothes have become small. |
| 날씨가 많이 추워졌지요? | The weather has become cold, hasn’t it? |
| 아침에는 흐렸는데 지금은 날씨가 좋아졌어요. | It was cloudy this morning, it became better. |
| 매일 운동하면 건강해질 거예요. | If you exercise every day, you will become healthy. |
| 일을 시작한 다음에 정말 바빠졌어요. | After I started working, I have become so busy. |
| 봄이 되면 날씨가 따뜻해져요. | When Spring comes, the weather gets warm. |
| 가을이 되니까 날이 일찍 어두워지네요. | Because Fall came, days get dark early. |
| 옆집이 갑자기 조용해진 걸 보니까 이사를 갔나 봐요. | The next door has suddenly become quiet, they might have moved out. |
| 전화를 너무 오래했더니 핸드폰이 뜨거워졌어요. | I used the phone for too long, the cell phone became so hot. |
| 청소를 하고 나니까 방이 훨씬 깨끗해졌어요. | After I cleaned, the room became much cleaner. |
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