되는 것

becoming; the act or fact of becoming

→ 되다

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becoming; the act or fact of becoming This is the verb 되다 (“to become”) in the present attributive form 되는 plus 것 (“thing”), which nominalizes the verb. In everyday speech, 것은 is often contracted to 건 and 것이/것을 may become 게/걸 depending on the particle. 되는 거 is a casual spoken form of 되는 것.

KO: 새 친구가 되는 것은 정말 좋아요.

EN: Becoming new friends is really nice.

제대로 되는 것이 없어요

Nothing is working properly.

— 여정 (1955)

내가 전문가 니까 되는 것과 안 되는 것 다 알아요

I’m an expert, so I know what works and what doesn’t.

— 컨트롤 (2007)

인간이 되는 것은 어렵습니다.

It’s hard to be human.

— 트론: 아레스 (2025)