Korean learner dictionary
-기- meaning and pronunciation
-gi- · -gi-
NIKL-backed definitions, English glosses, pronunciation, examples, and learner-level context.
Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 73331Part of speech: 접사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
- 1.
‘피동’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.
English: -gi- — A suffix used to mean passivity.
Examples
- 감기다
- 끊기다
- 내쫓기다
- 담기다
- 되감기다
- 뜯기다
- 2.
‘사동’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.
English: -gi- — A suffix used to mean causation.
Examples
- 감기다
- 굶기다
- 남기다
- 넘기다
- 떠맡기다
- 뜯기다
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