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심해지다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Notice that “심해지다” breaks into two parts: “심해” (suggesting a deep or intense state) and “지다” (a common ending meaning “to become”). Think of it as “to become deep/intense.”
• The pronunciation “sim-hae-ji-da” sounds a bit like “sim” in “simple,” but in this case it hints at something intensifying or deepening over time.

Explanation:
• “심해지다” means “to deepen” or “to become more intense,” often used for emotions, situations, or abstract conditions rather than physical depth.
• It is an intransitive verb, so it describes a change in state that happens to the subject (e.g., feelings, problems).

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 깊어지다 (gipeo-jida) – also means “to become deep” (often used in physical or abstract contexts).
• 심각해지다 (simgak-hae-jida) – means “to become serious,” used when the intensity or severity increases.
• 악화되다 (ak-hwa-doe-da) – means “to worsen” (a situation or condition).

Conjugations of “심해지다”:
Base (Infinitive): 심해지다 (sim-hae-ji-da)

Present Tense:
• Informal low: 심해져 (sim-hae-jyeo)
• Informal polite: 심해져요 (sim-hae-jyeo-yo)
• Formal polite: 심해집니다 (sim-hae-ji-mnida)

Past Tense:
• Informal low: 심해졌어 (sim-hae-jyeo-sseo)
• Informal polite: 심해졌어요 (sim-hae-jyeo-sseo-yo)
• Formal polite: 심해졌습니다 (sim-hae-jyeot-seup-ni-da)

Future Tense:
• Informal low: 심해질 거야 (sim-hae-jil geo-ya)
• Informal polite: 심해질 거예요 (sim-hae-jil geo-ye-yo)
• Formal polite: 심해질 것입니다 (sim-hae-jil geo-sip-ni-da)

Example Sentences:
1. His anger is gradually deepening.
• Korean: 그의 분노가 점점 심해지고 있다.
• Romanized: geu-ui bunno-ga jeomjeom sim-hae-ji-go it-da.

2. The problem deepened as time passed.
• Korean: 문제는 시간이 지나면서 더욱 심해졌다.
• Romanized: mun-je-neun si-gan-i ji-na-myeon-seo deouk sim-hae-jyeot-da.

3. As night falls, the mood in the room deepens.
• Korean: 밤이 되면서 방 안의 분위기가 심해져요.
• Romanized: bam-i doe-myeon-seo bang an-ui bun-wi-gi-ga sim-hae-jyeo-yo.

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