이렇게 된 거야

this is what happened

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this is what happened An informal explanatory phrase meaning that something ended up this way or that this is how a situation came about. It can also be used as a question: “How did this happen?”
KO: 왜 갑자기 모두 떠난 거야? 이렇게 된 거야.
EN: Why did everyone suddenly leave? This is what happened.

언제 이렇게 된 거 야?

When did this happen?

— 레베카 (1940)

이렇게 된 거 야

That's how it happened.

— 이중 배상 (1944)

그래서 이렇게 된 거 야

That's how it ended up this way.

— "폭풍의 언덕" (2026)

걔가 영혼을 가져가서 네가 이렇게 된 거 야

You’re like this because they took your soul.

— 에브리씽 에브리웨어 올 앳 원스 (2022)