-게 생겼다
-ge saengyeotta
it looks like... (heading for trouble)
Attaches to verb stems to indicate the speaker has ended up in the situation described, usually an unwanted or troublesome one — 'it looks like I'm going to...'.
Form
- Attaches to
- Verb, Adjective
Meanings
- 1
An expression used to indicate that someone is facing the situation expressed by the preceding statement.
앞말이 가리키는 상황에 처하게 됨을 나타내는 표현.
※ 주로 부정적인 의미를 나타낼 때, 동사와 형용사 또는 ‘-으시-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.
Examples
쌀이 없어서 저녁을 굶게 생겼다.
There's no rice, so it looks like we're going to skip dinner.
갑자기 비가 오는 바람에 소풍을 못 가게 생겼다.
Because of the sudden rain, it looks like we won't be able to go on the picnic.
옆집 공사 때문에 시끄러워서 공부를 못 하게 생겼다.
The construction next door is so noisy that it looks like I won't be able to study.
이제 휴가가 짧아진다면서? 응. 앞으로 휴가에 멀리 여행을 가기는 힘들게 생겼어.
I heard vacations are getting shorter now? Yeah. It looks like it'll be hard to travel far on vacation from now on.
이제 휴가가 짧아진다면서?
I heard vacations are getting shorter now?
응. 앞으로 휴가에 멀리 여행을 가기는 힘들게 생겼어.
Yeah. It looks like it'll be hard to travel far on vacation from now on.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Quick check
1. What does ‘-게 생겼다’ mean?
2. Which form means “it looks like... (heading for trouble)”?