Korean word

가능해지다

Pronunciation

Romanizationkaneunghaejida

Meaning

  • verbbecome possible

Example

인터넷이 연결돼서 영상통화가 가능해졌어요.in teo ne si yeon gyeol dwae seo yeong sang tong hwa ga ka neung hae jeo sseo yo

With the internet connected, video calls became possible.

Illustration for 가능해지다 (become possible)

More examples

이번 주부터 공원에 반려동물 출입이 가능해집니다.i beon chu bu teo kong wo ne pal lyeo dong mul chu ri bi ka neung hae jim ni da

From this week onward, pets will be able to enter the park.

Core concept

A new situation makes an action or event able to happen.

Common phrases

  • 이용이 가능해지다i yong i ka neung hae ji da

    become usable

  • 접근이 가능해지다cheop kkeu ni ka neung hae ji da

    become accessible

  • 사용이 가능해지다sa yong i ka neung hae ji da

    become possible to use

Similar words

할 수 있다hal ssu ittta: Having the ability or conditions needed to do something.
할 수 있게 되다hal ssu itkke toeda: Coming to have the ability or chance to do something.
가능하게 되다kaneunghage toeda: A change puts the conditions in place for an action to happen.

Definition in Korean

이전과 달라진 조건이나 변화로 어떤 일이 가능해진 상태를 나타내는 동사i jeon gwa tal la jin cho geo ni na pyeon hwa ro eo tteon i ri ka neung hae jin sang tae reul na ta nae neun tong sa

Word origin

The form develops from the possibility root 가능 (ganeung, "possibility") by adding a pattern that expresses becoming a different state.

Usage tips

  • This verb is useful for describing progress in practical situations, from newly available services to conditions that now support an activity.

Opposites

  • 불가능해지다pulganeunghaejidabecome impossibleverb

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