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

    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