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-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

Other shapes
-ㄴ다기에 · -다기에 · -라기에

Meanings

  1. 1

    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. 1. What does ‘-는다기에’ mean?

  2. 2. Which form means “because (someone) said...”?