-는다기에
-neundagie
because (someone) said...
Attaches to verb stems (via the quotative -는다고 하기에) to give something the speaker heard as the reason or basis for the following statement — 'because I heard that...'.
Form
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- -ㄴ다기에 · -다기에 · -라기에
Meanings
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An expression used to indicate that something the speaker heard is the reason or basis for the following statement.
들은 사실이 뒤에 오는 말의 이유나 근거임을 나타내는 표현.
※ ‘-는다고 하기에’가 줄어든 말이다.
Examples
친구가 요리를 배운다기에 저도 같이 하겠다고 했어요.
My friend said she was learning to cook, so I said I'd join her too.
백화점에서 세일을 한다기에 가서 옷 한 벌 사려고 해요.
I heard the department store is having a sale, so I'm going to go buy an outfit.
딸아이가 내일 소풍을 간다기에 김밥 재료를 샀어요.
My daughter said she's going on a picnic tomorrow, so I bought gimbap ingredients.
문구점에서 뭘 샀어요? 지수가 카드를 만든다기에 종이와 색연필을 샀어요.
What did you buy at the stationery store? Jisu said she was making a card, so I bought paper and colored pencils.
승규가 요즘 스트레스를 많이 받는다기에 같이 노래방에 갔다.
I heard Seunggyu has been really stressed lately, so we went to a noraebang together.
조카가 고기를 잘 먹는다기에 불고기를 구워 줬다.
I heard my nephew likes meat, so I grilled some bulgogi for him.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Quick check
1. What does ‘-는다기에’ mean?
2. Which form means “because (someone) said...”?