-어서인지Korean expression · TOPIK 4

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TOPIK 4 4급 Expressions 표현

An expression used to guess that the preceding statement is the cause or reason for the following statement.

형태Forms

-어서인지-아서인지-여서인지

Which one you use is decided by what comes in front of it — see the usage rule under each meaning below.

An expression used to guess that the preceding statement is the cause or reason for the following statement.

앞에 오는 말이 뒤에 오는 말의 원인이나 이유일 것 같다고 추측할 때 쓰는 표현.

쓰임Usage

Attaches after the copula 이다 or verbs and adjectives whose final vowel is not ㅏ or ㅗ.

‘이다’, 끝음절의 모음이 ‘ㅏ, ㅗ’가 아닌 동사와 형용사 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

예문Examples

눈이 내려서인지 바닥이 얼어 있었다.

Maybe because it had snowed, the ground was frozen.

승규는 막내이어서인지 가끔 철없이 굴었다.

Maybe because he's the youngest, Seunggyu sometimes acted childish.

밥을 잘 안 챙겨 먹어서인지 머리가 어지러웠다.

Maybe because I hadn't been eating properly, I felt dizzy.

대화In conversation

저 아이가 지수네 딸이래.

They say that child is Jisu's daughter.

지수네가 키가 커서인지 딸도 키가 크네.

Maybe because Jisu's family is tall, her daughter is tall too.

관련 문법Related grammar

Other expressions you will meet alongside this one.

-고 들다 -go deulda An expression used to press someone to do the preceding act. TOPIK 4 -고 보다 -go boda An expression indicating that the action implied by the preceding word is done first and the subsequent events are thought about later. TOPIK 4 -고 해서 -go haeseo An expression used to state that the content of the preceding statement is one of several reasons for doing the act mentioned in the following… TOPIK 4 -나 싶다 -na sipda An expression used to indicate that the speaker is making a subjective and uncertain guess about the preceding statement. TOPIK 4 -는 김에 -neun gime -ㄴ 김에 · -은 김에 An expression used to indicate that one is doing a certain act, after the act mentioned in the preceding statement or while doing a similar behavior… TOPIK 4 -는 대로 -neun daero -ㄴ 대로 · -은 대로 An expression used to indicate that something is the same as the present act or state mentioned in the preceding statement. TOPIK 4

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does -어서인지 mean in Korean?

-어서인지 is a expression introduced at 4급 (TOPIK 4). An expression used to guess that the preceding statement is the cause or reason for the following statement.

When do you use -어서인지?

Attaches after the copula 이다 or verbs and adjectives whose final vowel is not ㅏ or ㅗ. The other shape is -아서인지, -여서인지 — same point, different environment.

What is the difference between -어서인지 and -아서인지?

None in meaning — they are two shapes of the same expression, and which one appears is decided by the sound in front of it, not by what you want to say.

What TOPIK level is -어서인지?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate. It is one of 67 grammar points at that level.

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