생기다

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Korean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛŋɡida̠] ~ [sʰe̞ŋɡida̠]
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  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saenggida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saenggida
McCune–Reischauer?saenggida
Yale Romanization?sayngkita

Verb

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생기다 (saenggida) (infinitive 생겨 or 생기어, sequential 생기니) (intransitive)

  1. to emerge; for something to appear where it had been absent
    , 이제 당신끼리 화제거리 생겼네요. 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
    가방 어떻게 생겼습니까?
    Gabang-i eotteoke saenggyeotseumnikka?
    What does (your) bag look like?
    예쁘게 생기다yeppeuge saenggidato look pretty

Conjugation

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