-아/어지다
a/eo jida
Nobody pushed it, the dial moved on its own: -아/어지다
The picture A dial sliding one way with nobody's hand on it.
Where the picture shows up in -아/어지다
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the dial that slid by itself
요즘 날씨가 많이 추워졌어요.
yo-jeum nal-ssi-ga ma-ni chu-wo-jyeo-sseo-yo
It's gotten a lot colder lately.
On an adjective it stops meaning 'is that way' and starts meaning 'is becoming that way': 춥다 (cold) → 추워지다 (get cold).
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a slow drift into place
한국 생활이 이제 익숙해졌어요.
han-guk saeng-hwa-ri i-je ik-su-kae-jyeo-sseo-yo
I'm used to life in Korea now.
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an accident with the hand erased
설거지하다가 컵이 깨졌어요.
seol-geo-ji-ha-da-ga keo-bi kkae-jyeo-sseo-yo
A cup broke while I was washing up.
컵을 깨뜨렸어요 = I broke it; 컵이 깨졌어요 = it broke. The weight of blame is completely different.
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it just works
이 펜은 잘 써져요.
i pe-neun jal sseo-jyeo-yo
This pen writes well.
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a decision nobody signs
회의가 다음 주로 미뤄졌어요.
hoe-ui-ga da-eum ju-ro mi-rwo-jyeo-sseo-yo
The meeting has been pushed to next week.