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KOREAN VERB

정해지다

to be set, to be decided (by a rule, a scale)

  • Verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am set
NegativeI am not set

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was set
NegativeI was not set

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be set
NegativeI won’t be set

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am set (respectfully)
PastI was set (respectfully)
FutureI will be set (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

How to use 정해지다

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

  1. Present

    택시 요금은 거리와 시간에 따라 정해져요.

    Taxi fares are set by distance and time.

  2. Past

    드디어 결혼식 날짜가 오월 둘째 주로 정해졌어요.

    The wedding date has finally been set for the second week of May.

  3. Future

    면접 시간은 이번 주 안에 정해질 거예요.

    The interview time will be set within this week.

  4. Honorific

    김 부장님, 출장 날짜는 벌써 정해지셨어요?

    Mr. Kim, has the date of your trip been set yet?

  5. Connectives

    가격이 정해지면 바로 알려 드릴게요.

    Once the price is set, I'll let you know right away.

Good to know

  • 정하다 is to decide; 정해지다 is for what is decided for you, a date, a price, a rule, and 정해진 시간 is the set time.

Where you hear 정해지다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 1

  • 월급은 호봉에 따라 정해져요. The pay is set by the step on the scale.
  • 결혼식 날짜가 정해졌어요. The wedding date was set.
  • 시간표는 다음 주에 정해질 거예요. The timetable will be set next week.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.