Korean word

분명해지다

Pronunciation

Romanizationpunmyeonghaejida

Meaning

  • verbbecome clear

Example

새로운 증거로 사실이 분명해졌어요.sae ro un cheung geo ro sa si ri pun myeong hae jeo sseo yo

The facts became clear with the new evidence.

Illustration for 분명해지다 (become clear)

More examples

조사 끝에 이유가 분명해졌다.cho sa kkeu se i yu ga pun myeong hae jeot tta

At the end of the investigation, the reason became clear.

Core concept

Uncertain facts move into view as evidence or investigation makes them clear and knowable.

Common phrases

  • 이유가 분명해지다i yu ga pun myeong hae ji da

    reason become clear

  • 원인이 분명해지다wo ni ni pun myeong hae ji da

    cause become clear

Similar words

명확해지다myeonghwakaejida: Become definite when a meaning or situation is no longer vague.
확실해지다hwakssilhaejida: Become certain when doubt disappears and the answer seems settled.
드러나다teureonada: Come into the open when a hidden fact becomes visible to others.
밝혀지다palkyeojida: Be uncovered through investigation so that a hidden truth becomes known.

Definition in Korean

이전에 불확실했던 정보나 사실이 조사·발견 등으로 확실해져서 알 수 있게 되는 변화를 나타내는 동사이다.i jeo ne pul hwak ssil haet tteon cheong bo na sa si ri cho sa pal gyeon teung eu ro hwak ssil hae jeo seo al ssu it kke toe neun pyeon hwa reul na ta nae neun tong sa i da

Word origin

It combines the Sino-Korean word for clear with a change-forming ending, giving the sense of becoming clear.

Usage tips

  • It is used when evidence or a discovery makes an unclear situation understandable, not merely when someone feels sure.

Other meanings

  • become certainverb

Opposites

  • 애매해지다aemaehaejidabecome ambiguousverb

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