Korean

더러워지다

더러워지다
Meaning: to become dirty, to get soiled
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 더러워지다
Present 더러워진다
Polite 더러워져요
Formal 더러워집니다
Past 더러워졌다
Past + Polite 더러워졌어요
Guess + Polite 더러워지겠어요
Connective 더러워지고
Conditional 더러워지면
Volitional 더러워지자
Imperative 더러워져라
Imperative + Polite 더러워지세요
Attributive 더러워지는 / 더러워진 / 더러워질

Example

Because of the rain, my clothes got dirty.

Usage Notes

Used when clean things get stained or messy. Can also figuratively mean losing one's honor, reputation, or purity.

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