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Tech problems

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Woordenschat

  • 오류error / bug
  • 충전하다to charge (device)
  • 재시작하다to restart
  • 업데이트하다to update
  • 다운로드하다to download
  • 바이러스virus
  • 화면이 얼다screen freezes
  • 연결이 끊기다connection gets cut off
  • 비밀번호password
  • 백업하다to back up (data)

Tech Problems: Passive -되다

When talking about tech issues, Korean commonly uses the passive form with -되다 to describe what happened to a device or system.

-되다 passive (something is done / has happened)

  • 연결이 끊겼어요 — the connection was cut off (lit. connection became cut)
  • 파일이 삭제됐어요 — the file was deleted
  • 앱이 설치됐어요 — the app was installed
  • 시스템이 업데이트됐어요 — the system was updated

Compared to active:

  • Active: 연결을 끊었어요 — I cut the connection
  • Passive: 연결이 끊겼어요 — the connection got cut off

Describing ongoing problems:

  • 화면이 계속 얼어요 — the screen keeps freezing
  • 자꾸 오류가 나요 — errors keep coming up
  • 인터넷이 잘 안 돼요 — the internet is not working well

Tip: When reporting a tech issue, say 어디에 문제가 있는 것 같아요 (it seems there is a problem with...) rather than making a definitive statement.

Veelgemaakte fouten

  • 컴퓨터에 바이러스를 생겼어요
    컴퓨터에 바이러스가 생겼어요

    생기다 (to appear) is intransitive, so the thing that appears takes 이/가, not the object marker 을/를.

  • 시스템을 자동으로 업데이트했어요
    시스템이 자동으로 업데이트됐어요

    The system updated itself, so use the passive 업데이트되다 with subject 이/가 — not the active 하다 with object 을/를.

  • 폰을 재시작하지만 문제가 해결됐어요
    폰을 재시작해서 문제가 해결됐어요

    -지만 means 'but'. For a cause-and-effect link (restart -> fixed), use -아서/어서.

  • 재시작하면 해결할 거예요
    재시작하면 해결될 거예요

    The problem gets solved on its own, so use the passive 해결되다 (-될 거예요), not active 해결하다.

  • 데이터를 미리 백업해 놓는 게 좋습니다요
    데이터를 미리 백업해 놓는 게 좋아요

    Don't mix politeness levels. 좋습니다요 glues 합니다체 + 해요체 together; pick one — here just 좋아요.

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