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)

  1. 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?
  2. 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

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