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-기에

-gie

since; because (I noticed that)

Attaches to a verb or adjective stem to give the reason or basis for what follows, usually something the speaker personally noticed or judged.

Form

Attaches to
Verb, Adjective, 이다, Auxiliary

Meanings

  1. 1

    A connective ending referring to the cause or reason of the following statement.

    뒤에 오는 말의 원인이나 근거를 나타내는 연결 어미.

    ※ ‘이다’, 동사와 형용사 또는 ‘-으시-’, ‘-었-’, ‘-겠-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

Examples

  • 집에 음식이 떨어져 가기에 장을 보러 갔다.

    Since the food at home was running out, I went grocery shopping.

  • 오늘은 바람이 심하기에 창문을 꼭 닫아 두었다.

    Since it was very windy today, I made sure to keep the windows shut.

  • 친구는 배가 부르다고 하기에 나 혼자 주문을 했다.

    Since my friend said she was full, I ordered by myself.

  • 사랑이 무엇이기에 사람들은 사랑에 집착하는 것일까?

    What is it about love that makes people so obsessed with it?

  • 요 앞에 새로 생긴 중국집에 가 보자. 그래. 얼마나 맛있기에 사람들이 그렇게 많은지 한번 가 보자.

    Let's try the new Chinese restaurant that opened nearby. Sure. Let's go see just how good it is that it draws so many people.

  • 요 앞에 새로 생긴 중국집에 가 보자.

    Let's try the new Chinese restaurant that opened nearby.

Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

Don’t confuse with

Forms with a close meaning — a favourite source of wrong answers on TOPIK.

Quick check

  1. 1. What does ‘-기에’ mean?

  2. 2. Which form means “since; because (I noticed that)”?