Korean

벌어지다

벌어지다
Meaning: to happen, occur; to widen, open up
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 벌어지다
Present 벌어진다
Polite 벌어져요
Formal 벌어집니다
Past 벌어졌다
Past + Polite 벌어졌어요
Guess + Polite 벌어지겠어요
Connective 벌어지고
Conditional 벌어지면
Volitional 벌어지자
Imperative 벌어져라
Imperative + Polite 벌어지세요
Attributive 벌어지는 / 벌어진 / 벌어질

Example sentences

A big fight broke out last night.
도저히 믿기지 않는 일이 벌어졌다.
Something unbelievable happened.
세상 일은 인모난측이라더니, 정말 예상치 못한 일이 벌어졌다.
They say human affairs are hard to predict, and indeed an unexpected thing happened.
지금부터 벌어지는 일은 연습이 아닌 실제상황입니다.
What is happening from now on is a real situation, not practice.

Usage Notes

Can mean for an event or incident to take place, or for a gap or distance to form.

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