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TOPIK 2verb

켜지다

kyeojida

켜져요 · 켜졌어요 · 켜질 거예요 · 켜지는 (+noun)

to turn on, to come on (by itself), to be switched on

Example

방에 들어가니까 불이 자동으로 켜졌어요.

When I went into the room, the light came on automatically.

Word parts

켜다 'to turn on' + -어지다 'become'.

Good to know

Use 켜다 when someone turns it on (불을 켜다), 켜지다 when it comes on (불이 켜지다).