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말을 못하게 되다

Verb

mareul mothage doeda

to choke

s'étouffer ; suffoquer

Conjugation

Casual반말 — between close friends

Polite해요체 — standard politeness

Formal합쇼체 — very formal

Casual

Polite

Formal

Present

—

—

말을 못하게 돼요

mareul mothage dwaeyo

I become unable to speak

Past

말을 못하게 됐어

mareul mothage dwaesseo

I became unable to speak

—

말을 못하게 됐어요

mareul mothage dwaesseoyo

I became unable to speak

Future

말을 못하게 될 거야

mareul mothage doel geoya

I will become unable to speak

—

말을 못하게 될 거예요

mareul mothage doel geoyeyo

I will become unable to speak

Present

Casual
—
Polite
—
Formal
말을 못하게 돼요
mareul mothage dwaeyo
I become unable to speak

Past

Casual
말을 못하게 됐어
mareul mothage dwaesseo
I became unable to speak
Polite
—
Formal
말을 못하게 됐어요
mareul mothage dwaesseoyo
I became unable to speak

Future

Casual
말을 못하게 될 거야
mareul mothage doel geoya
I will become unable to speak
Polite
—
Formal
말을 못하게 될 거예요
mareul mothage doel geoyeyo
I will become unable to speak

Other forms

Examples

그는 긴장해서 말을 못하게 되었다.
geuneun ginjanghaeseo mareul mothage doeeotda.
He got so nervous that he choked.

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