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Korean expression

아쉽게 됐습니다

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What does 아쉽게 됐습니다 mean?

아쉽게 됐습니다 means "It became an unfortunate situation." in Korean.

How it works here

‘아쉽게 됐습니다’ combines an evaluative adverb with ‘됐습니다’ to describe the resulting state.

Key expression

-게 되다

To change into or come to be a certain state or result.

‘-게 되다’ expresses a result or change, often caused by circumstances rather than deliberate intention.

When it's used

Used when a schedule, plan, or state changes into an unexpected result.

The line

아쉽게 됐습니다.

Unfortunately, that is how things turned out.

Said when explaining an unfortunate change from what was expected.

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More examples

  1. 갑작스러운 변경 때문에 일정이 복잡하게 됐어요.

    Because of the sudden change, the schedule became complicated.

  2. 사정이 생겨서 이번 모임을 미루게 됐습니다.

    Because something came up, we ended up postponing this gathering.

Quick check

When would you use this expression?

아쉽게 됐습니다

아쉽게 됐습니다.

Unfortunately, that is how things turned out.

  • The meeting lasted long, so everyone left work very late.
  • It rained from morning, so the roads became wet.
  • Saying that the result changed unexpectedly into that state.
Show the answer

Saying that the result changed unexpectedly into that state.

To change into or come to be a certain state or result. ‘-게 되다’ expresses a result or change, often caused by circumstances rather than deliberate intention.

Other words in this line

아쉽다
To be regrettable; unfortunate

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