Relationship of '된', '되게', and '되다'?

Question

It seems that '된' can mean 'hard': > 된 밥 – hard-boiled rice > > 된 일 – a hard job I'm not sure if this is the same 된 as in > 된장 – 'thick sauce' There is also an adverbial form, meaning 'very': > 되게 춥다 – to be very cold Are the examples above all from the same root meaning of '되다'? Is it the same word as 되다 meaning 'become', or is that a homonym?

Answer 1

First of all, 된, 되게, and 되다 are all different meaning and usage. Even all use 된, but the meaning is quite different: same shape, many different meaning and usage.

된 밥 : 된 means "Less moisture, dryness, not "hard-boiled".

Therefore, there is no word like "된 일" (X)

된장 : 된 means "real thickness", 장 means fermentation food

된장 is one of fermentation food and one of thickness fermentation food. that is why people use as 된.

되게 춥다: 되게 means in here is "very, extremely " and it is "Adverb.

춥다 is not verb. it is "Adjective. Some Korean Adjective look like verb, "ending with 다", but they are not verb.

되다 : verb: become, to be,

therefore, 된, 되다, 되게 have similar shape, 되 included, however, there usage is different, like a adjective, adverb, or verb and the meaning is all different.