No. 51 in Korean
된다
"된다" means "becomes," "works," or "is possible."
In a sentence
한국어를 배우면 많은 사람들과 소통이 된다.
If you learn Korean, you'll be able to communicate with many people.
In this sentence, '된다' indicates that communication becomes possible as a result of action.
이 문제는 생각보다 쉽게 해결된다.
This problem is solved more easily than expected.
Here, '된다' means that the problem gets resolved or concludes in a certain manner.
이제부터 학생들이 더 책임감 있게 행동하면 된다.
From now on, the students only need to act more responsibly.
In this usage, '된다' implies sufficiency, meaning that taking this action is good enough.
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