English Mechanism

🌱 Essential Verb Series #1 — GET (가장 다재다능한 동사)

slowblooms 2025. 10. 19. 10:04

🌱 Essential Verb Series #1 — GET

(가장 다재다능한 영어 동사 “GET”) — English-in-English 정의 포함

EN: GET appears everywhere — daily talk, movies, songs, and business. Its power is flexibility: with context, it can shift meaning smoothly.

KR: GET은 일상 대화부터 영화·노래·비즈니스까지 어디에나 나오는 동사예요. 문맥에 따라 자연스럽게 의미가 바뀌는 유연함이 강점입니다.

📘 1. Core Meanings (핵심 의미 + English-in-English)

  • ① Receive — 얻다, 받다
    to obtain or be given something
    I got a gift from my friend. → 친구에게서 선물을 받았어요.
  • ② Become — ~이 되다, ~해지다
    to start to be something; to change into a new state
    It’s getting cold outside. → 밖이 점점 추워지고 있어요.
  • ③ Understand — 이해하다
    to comprehend or grasp the meaning of something
    Do you get it? → 이해돼요?

💬 2. Common Expressions & Phrasal Verbs (자주 쓰이는 구동사)

EN: Learn get in chunks — these combinations feel native and quick.

KR: get은 덩어리(청크)로 익히면 원어민처럼 자연스럽습니다.

  • get up — to rise from bed (일어나다) I get up at 7 a.m.
  • get off — to leave a bus/train/etc. (내리다) Get off at this stop.
  • get on — to board or to progress (타다/진행되다) Let’s get on the train.
  • get along (with) — to have a good relationship (잘 지내다)
  • get over — to recover from (극복하다) She got over her fear.
  • get better/worse — to improve/decline (나아지다/악화되다)
  • get married — to become married (결혼하다)
  • get it — to understand (이해하다) Oh, now I get it!
  • get started — to begin (시작하다) Let’s get started.

🧩 Mini Grammar (간단 포인트)

  • get + 형용사 → 상태 변화: get ready, get tired, get hungry
  • get + 과거분사 → 수동의 느낌/결과 상태: get married, get dressed, get confused
  • get + 목적어 + to V → 시킴/설득: get someone to help (누군가가 도와주게 하다)
  • get vs become → 회화에서는 get이 더 자연스러운 경우가 많음: get better (◎) / become better (문어체 느낌)

🗣️ 3. Practice Sentences (짧은 말하기 연습)

  1. EN: Did you get my message?
    KR: 내 메시지 받았어요?
  2. EN: I got a new job last month.
    KR: 지난달에 새 직장을 얻었어요.
  3. EN: It’s getting late.
    KR: 점점 늦어지고 있어요.
  4. EN: I don’t get this part.
    KR: 이 부분이 이해가 안 돼요.
  5. EN: Let’s get started.
    KR: 시작해 봅시다.
  6. EN: She got over the problem.
    KR: 그녀는 그 문제를 극복했어요.
  7. EN: We need to get it done today.
    KR: 오늘 이걸 끝내야 해요.

🌿 Mindset Tip

EN: Feel the shift: get often marks a change — in your state, your plan, or your understanding. Listen for it in shows and repeat aloud.

KR: get은 종종 변화를 표시합니다: 상태·계획·이해의 변화. 드라마/영상에서 들리면 소리 내어 따라 하세요.

“Think in English — feel how ‘get’ moves your sentence from A to B.” 🌿

Next: 🌸 HAVE — From Ownership to Experience  |  Then: ✨ MAKE — Create, Cause, and Change

 

 

 

 

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