-기 위해Korean expression · TOPIK 3

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TOPIK 3 3급 Expressions 표현

An expression used to indicate the intention, which is the goal for doing a certain thing.

형태Forms

-기 위해-기 위해서-기 위한을 위해를 위해

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 indicate the intention, which is the goal for doing a certain thing.

어떤 일을 하는 목적인 의도를 나타내는 표현.

쓰임Usage

동사 뒤에 붙여 쓰고, '-기 위해'로도 쓴다.

예문Examples

친구를 만나기 위해서 친구네 집 근처로 갔다.

I went near my friend's house in order to meet my friend.

저는 한국어를 배우기 위해서 한국에 왔어요.

I came to Korea in order to learn Korean.

영수는 책을 빌리기 위해서 일주일에 한 번 도서관에 간다.

Yeongsu goes to the library once a week in order to borrow books.

대화In conversation

요즘 부쩍 운동을 열심히 하시네요.

You've been working out with a lot of enthusiasm these days.

건강을 유지하기 위해서 운동을 좀 해야겠더라고요.

I realized I need to exercise a bit in order to maintain my health.

관련 문법Related grammar

Other expressions you will meet alongside this one.

-게 하다 -ge hada An expression used to order someone to do a certain thing or to make something work. TOPIK 3 -고 나다 -go nada An expression used to indicate that the act denoted in the preceding statement has finished. TOPIK 3 -고 말다 -go malda An expression used to state that it is regrettable that the act mentioned in the preceding statement finally occurred. TOPIK 3 -고 싶어 하다 -go sipeo hada An expression used to indicate that the speaker wants to do an action or fall into the state mentioned in the preceding statement. TOPIK 3 -기는 -gineun -긴 · -기는요 · -긴요 A sentence-final ending used when gently denying or refuting the other person's statement. TOPIK 3 -나 보다 -na boda An expression used to guess about a fact mentioned in the preceding statement. TOPIK 3

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does -기 위해 mean in Korean?

-기 위해 is a expression introduced at 3급 (TOPIK 3). An expression used to indicate the intention, which is the goal for doing a certain thing.

What is the difference between -기 위해 and -기 위해서?

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 -기 위해?

3급 — TOPIK 3, lower 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.