-디Korean connective · TOPIK 6

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TOPIK 6 6급 Connectives 연결 어미emphasis 강조

A connective ending used when repeating a part of words that expresses state and emphasizing its meaning.

상태를 나타내는 말의 일부를 반복하며 그 뜻을 강조함을 나타내는 연결 어미.

쓰임Usage

Usually used as -디-은, -디-게 or -디-다.

주로 '-디-은', '-디-게', '-디-다'로 쓴다.

예문Examples

꽃이 벌써 붉디붉게 물들었다.

The flowers have already turned a deep, deep red.

산이 높고 크디크다.

The mountain is tall and immensely huge.

그녀는 희디흰 손으로 내 손을 잡았다.

She held my hand with her snow-white hands.

대화In conversation

하늘을 봐. 이제 정말 완연한 가을인가 봐.

Look at the sky. It really seems like full autumn now.

그러게. 하늘이 푸르디푸르다.

I know. The sky is so, so blue.

관련 문법Related grammar

Other connectives you will meet alongside this one.

-거들랑 -geodeullang -걸랑 A connective ending used to mean "if something is true or turns out to be true." TOPIK 6 -건대 -geondae A connective ending used when the speaker implies in advance that he/she will confess his/her thoughts or hopes, etc., in the following statement. TOPIK 6 -건만 -geonman -건마는 A connective ending used when the actual result is different from the result that was anticipated from the preceding statement. TOPIK 6 -기로서니 -giroseoni A connective ending used when emphasizing this meaning, "however the preceding statement says so." TOPIK 6 -노라면 TOPIK 6 -느니만큼 -neunimankeum -니만큼 · -으니만큼 A connective ending used when admitting to the truth of the preceding statement and saying that it is the cause or reason for the following statement. TOPIK 6

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does -디 mean in Korean?

-디 is a connective introduced at 6급 (TOPIK 6). A connective ending used when repeating a part of words that expresses state and emphasizing its meaning.

When do you use -디?

Usually used as -디-은, -디-게 or -디-다.

What TOPIK level is -디?

6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery. It is one of 56 grammar points at that level.

Definition, usage note, examples and dialogue from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.