-기

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See also: and -기-

Jeju[edit]

Etymology[edit]

See Korean (-gi).

Suffix[edit]

(-gi)

  1. to, -ing, that...; derives verbal and adjectival substantives.
  2. -ing, -ment, -tion; derives nouns from verbs and adjectives.

Korean[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Korean 기〮 (Yale: -kí). The suffix was rare in fifteenth-century Middle Korean (Lee and Ramsey 2011, p. 177), but came to increasingly displace (-eum).

Suffix[edit]

(-gi)

  1. to, -ing, that...; derives verbal and adjectival substantives.
    Synonym: (formal) (-eum)
    아기 한다.Agi-deur-eun ul-gi-man handa.All babies do is cry.
    쉽고 어렵다.Juk-gi-neun swipgo sal-gi-neun eoryeopda.It is easy to die and difficult to live.
    아이 그림 그리 잘한다.I ai-neun geurim geuri-gi-reul jal-handa.This child is good at drawing pictures.
    떠났 때문이다.Geu-ga tteonat-gi ttaemun-ida.It is because of him leaving.
  2. -ing, -ment, -tion; derives nouns from verbs and adjectives.
    Synonyms: (-eum), (-i)
    (deut-, to listen) + ‎ (-gi) → ‎듣기 (deutgi, listening)
    달리 (dalli-, to run) + ‎ (-gi) → ‎달리기 (dalligi, running)
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Suffix[edit]

(-gi)

  1. For Sino-Korean suffixes, see the entries at (gi).