No. 396 in Korean
되고
"되고" means "becoming" or "and then" depending on the context.
In a sentence
모든 것이 잘 되고 있어요.
Everything is going well.
여기서 '되고'는 '되다'라는 동사의 현재분사 형태로, 일이 잘 진행되고 있는 중이라는 뜻을 전달합니다.
의사가 되려고 열심히 공부하고 있어요.
I am studying hard to become a doctor.
여기서 '되고'는 '되다'의 미래 목표를 암시하며, '어떤 목표를 이루다'라는 뜻을 내포합니다.
금방 겨울이 되고 말았어요.
It suddenly turned to winter.
여기서 '되고'는 '되다'의 과정을 설명하며, 계절이 바뀌는 상황에서 '되다'의 변환적 쓰임새를 보여줍니다.
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