KOREAN PASSIVE VERBS - NORMAL VERBS

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So far, you've learned about dealing with 하다/되다/받다 verbs, verbs that can be in a state (닫다/닫히다) and 나다/내다 verbs. Sometimes, however, a verb that fits none of these conditions can be put into the passive voice. All that needs to be done in these cases is to add ~아/어지다 to the verb stem to make it passive. Note that this cannot be done with all verbs, but some common examples are:

주다 - to give
주어지다 - to be given
(Note that the word is 주어지다 and not 줘지다)

짓다 - to build
지어지다 - to be built (짓 + 어 = 지어) + 지다 = 지어지다

기회가 주어졌어요 - I was given a chance
그 집은 한국에서 지어졌어요 - that house was built in Korea

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