-기
Jeju
Suffix
기 (-gi)
- to, -ing, that...; derives verbal and adjectival substantives.
- -ing, -ment, -tion; derives nouns from verbs and adjectives.
Korean
Etymology 1
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 음 (-eum).
Suffix
기 • (-gi)
- to, -ing, that...; derives verbal and adjectival substantives.
- Synonym: (formal) 음 (-eum)
- 아기들은 울기만 한다. ― Agi-deur-eun ul-gi-man handa. ― All babies do is cry.
- 죽기는 쉽고 살기는 어렵다. ― Juk-gi-neun swipgo sal-gi-neun eoryeopda. ― It is easy to die and difficult to live.
- 이 아이는 그림 그리기를 잘한다. ― I ai-neun geurim geuri-gi-reul jal-handa. ― This child is good at drawing pictures.
- 그가 떠났기 때문이다. ― Geu-ga tteonat-gi ttaemun-ida. ― It is because of him leaving.
- -ing, -ment, -tion; derives nouns from verbs and adjectives.
Derived terms
- Korean terms suffixed with -기
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