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KOREAN VERB

커지다

to get bigger, to grow (of a thing)

  • Verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI get bigger
NegativeI don’t get bigger

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI got bigger
NegativeI didn’t get bigger

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will get bigger
NegativeI won’t get bigger

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI get bigger (respectfully)
PastI got bigger (respectfully)
FutureI will get bigger (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

How to use 커지다

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

  1. Present

    비가 오면 강물 소리가 커져요.

    When it rains, the sound of the river gets louder.

  2. Past

    조카가 일 년 사이에 많이 커졌어요.

    My nephew has grown a lot in a year.

  3. Future

    이 나무는 십 년 뒤에 아주 커질 거예요.

    This tree will be very big in ten years.

  4. Honorific

    김 사장님은 회사가 정말 많이 커지셨네요.

    Mr. Kim's company has really grown a lot.

  5. Connectives

    소리가 너무 커져서 볼륨을 낮췄어요.

    The sound got too loud, so I turned the volume down.

Good to know

  • 커지다 is 크다 with -아/어지다, to become: 작아지다 gets smaller and 좋아지다 gets better.

Where you hear 커지다

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

Korean · Intermediate Level 2

  • 풍선이 천천히 커져요. The balloon grows slowly.
  • 소리가 갑자기 커졌어요. The sound suddenly got louder.
  • 가게가 내년에 더 커질 거예요. The shop will get bigger next year.
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Rehearsing

Intermediate Level 2 · 이렇게요. 풍선이 왜 커져요?

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Min-jun plays the student

Intermediate Level 2 · 커질지 모르겠어요. 보세요.

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The class

Intermediate Level 2 · 선생님, 풍선이 왜 커져요?

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The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.