생기다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok sohak (飜譯小學 / 번역소학), 1517, as Middle Korean 삼기다 (Yale: samki-ta).

Pronunciation

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

    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		 생기십시다
saenggisipsida
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
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