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KOREAN VERB

잘되다

to go well, to turn out well

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Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI go well
NegativeI don’t go well

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI went well
NegativeI didn’t go well

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will go well
NegativeI won’t go well

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI go well (respectfully)
PastI went well (respectfully)
FutureI will go well (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) going well, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) going well, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I go well
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I go well
  5. But (-지만) I go well, but…

How to use 잘되다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    요즘 가게 장사가 꽤 잘돼요.

    Business at the shop is going pretty well these days.

  2. Past

    오늘 면접이 생각보다 훨씬 잘됐어요.

    Today's interview went much better than I expected.

  3. Future

    걱정 마, 이번 시험은 잘될 거야.

    Don't worry, this exam will go well.

  4. Honorific

    아버지는 요즘 새 사업이 잘되신대요.

    Dad says his new business is going well these days.

  5. Connectives

    공연이 잘돼서 다들 기분이 좋아요.

    The show went well, so everyone's in a good mood.

Good to know

  • 잘됐다! is "great, good news!"; 일이 잘되다 is work going well, 장사가 잘되다 a business doing well.

Where you hear 잘되다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Fluency Level 1

  • 요즘 장사가 잘돼요. Business is going well these days.
  • 오늘 방송은 잘됐어요. Today's show went well.
  • 공연도 잘될 거예요. The gig will go well too.
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At the market stall

Fluency Level 1 · 정말 잘됐네요. 짱 말고 최고예요. · 네, 어머님. 정말 잘됐네요, 어머님.

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