-게 되다 expresses that you came to do something or a situation developed—often due to circumstances beyond your control. It emphasizes external factors rather than personal will.
Circumstantial change - Things that happened to you
Gradual development - How situations evolved over time
I ended up working in Korea.
Compare: -기로 하다 (I decided to) vs -게 되다 (it came to be that / I ended up).
-게 되다 = come to, end up
- 한국에 오게 됐어요 (ended up coming to Korea)
Different from -기로 하다 (active decision)
- 게 되다 = circumstances/gradual change
- 기로 하다 = deliberate decision
Often for life changes
I ended up working in Korea.
I came to like that person.
In the end, I ended up moving.
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