생기다
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Beonyeok sohak (飜譯小學 / 번역소학), 1517, as Middle Korean 삼기다 (Yale: samki-ta).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛŋɡida̠] ~ [sʰe̞ŋɡida̠]
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- Phonetic hangul: [생기다/셍기다]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | saenggida |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | saenggida |
| McCune–Reischauer? | saenggida |
| Yale Romanization? | sayngkita |
Verb
생기다 • (saenggida) (infinitive 생겨 or 생기어, sequential 생기니) (intransitive)
- to emerge; for something to appear where it had been absent
- 자, 이제 당신들끼리 화제거리가 생겼네요. 둘 다 한 잔 하러 갈까요?
- ja, ije dangsin-deul-kkiri hwajegeori-ga saenggyeonneyo. Dul da han jan hareo galkkayo?
- Well, now you've got something to talk about, can I get you both a drink?
- to appear/to look a certain way
- 가방이 어떻게 생겼습니까?
- gabang-i eotteoke saenggyeotseumnikka?
- What does (your) bag look like?
- 예쁘게 생기다 ― yeppeuge saenggida ― to look pretty
Conjugation
Selected forms of the verb 생기다 (saenggida): vowel-stem, regular
| Sentence-final forms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal non-polite (해라체) | Informal non-polite (해체) | Informal polite (해요체) | Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 생긴다 saengginda | 생겨 saenggyeo | 생겨요, 생기어요 saenggyeoyo, saenggieoyo | 생깁니다 saenggimnida |
| Past | 생겼다 saenggyeotda | 생겼어 saenggyeosseo | 생겼어요 saenggyeosseoyo | 생겼습니다 saenggyeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 생기느냐 saenggineunya | 생겨 saenggyeo | 생겨요, 생기어요 saenggyeoyo, saenggieoyo | 생깁니까 saenggimnikka |
| Past | 생겼느냐 saenggyeonneunya | 생겼어 saenggyeosseo | 생겼어요 saenggyeosseoyo | 생겼습니까 saenggyeotseumnikka | |
| Hortative | 생기자 saenggija | 생겨 saenggyeo | 생겨요, 생기어요 saenggyeoyo, saenggieoyo | 생깁시다 saenggipsida | |
| Imperative | 생겨라, 생기어라 saenggyeora, saenggieora | 생겨 saenggyeo | 생겨요, 생기어요 saenggyeoyo, saenggieoyo | 생깁시오 saenggipsio | |
| Assertive | 생기겠다 saenggigetda | 생기겠어 saenggigesseo | 생기겠어요 saenggigesseoyo | 생기겠습니다 saenggigetseumnida | |
| Connective forms | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 생겨 saenggyeo | 생겨서, 생기어서 saenggyeoseo, saenggieoseo | 생기니 saenggini | 생기니까 saengginikka | |
| Contrast | 생기지만 saenggijiman | 생기는데 saenggineunde | 생기더니 saenggideoni | ||
| Conjunction | 생기고 saenggigo | ||||
| Condition | 생기면 saenggimyeon | 생겨야, 생기어야 saenggyeoya, saenggieoya | |||
| Motive | 생기려고 saenggiryeogo | ||||
| Noun and determiner forms | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 생김 saenggim | 생기기 saenggigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 생겼음, 생기었음 saenggyeosseum, saenggieosseum | 생겼기, 생기었기 saenggyeotgi, saenggieotgi | |||
| Determiners | Past | 생긴 saenggin | |||
| Present | 생기는 saenggineun | ||||
| Future | 생길 saenggil | ||||
| Sentence-final forms with honorific | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal non-polite (해라체) | Informal non-polite (해체) | Informal polite (해요체) | Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 생기신다 saenggisinda | 생기셔 saenggisyeo | 생기세요, 생기셔요 saenggiseyo, saenggisyeoyo | 생기십니다 saenggisimnida |
| Past | 생기셨다 saenggisyeotda | 생기셨어 saenggisyeosseo | 생기셨어요 saenggisyeosseoyo | 생기셨습니다 saenggisyeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 생기시느냐 saenggisineunya | 생기셔 saenggisyeo | 생기세요, 생기셔요 saenggiseyo, saenggisyeoyo | 생기십니까 saenggisimnikka |
| Past | 생기셨느냐 saenggisyeonneunya | 생기셨어 saenggisyeosseo | 생기셨어요 saenggisyeosseoyo | 생기셨습니까 saenggisyeotseumnikka | |
| Imperative | 생기시라 saenggisira | 생기셔 saenggisyeo | 생기세요 saenggiseyo | 생기십시오 saenggisipsio | |
| Assertive | 생기시겠다 saenggisigetda | 생기시겠어 saenggisigesseo | 생기시겠어요 saenggisigesseoyo | 생기시겠습니다 saenggisigetseumnida | |
| Connective forms with honorific | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 생기셔 saenggisyeo | 생기셔서 saenggisyeoseo | 생기시니 saenggisini | 생기시니까 saenggisinikka | |
| Contrast | 생기시지만 saenggisijiman | 생기시는데 saenggisineunde | 생기시더니 saenggisideoni | ||
| Conjunction | 생기시고 saenggisigo | ||||
| Condition | 생기시면 saenggisimyeon | 생기셔야 saenggisyeoya | |||
| Motive | 생기시려고 saenggisiryeogo | ||||
| Noun and determiner forms with honorific | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 생기심 saenggisim | 생기시기 saenggisigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 생기셨음 saenggisyeosseum | 생기셨기 saenggisyeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Past | 생기신 saenggisin | |||
| Present | 생기시는 saenggisineun | ||||
| Future | 생기실 saenggisil | ||||