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-기에Korean connective · TOPIK 4

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TOPIK 4 4급Connectives 연결 어미

A connective ending referring to the cause or reason of the following statement.

A connective ending referring to the cause or reason of the following statement.

뒤에 오는 말의 원인이나 근거를 나타내는 연결 어미.

쓰임Usage

Attaches after the copula 이다, verbs and adjectives, the honorific -으시-, the past -었- or the future -겠-.

‘이다’, 동사와 형용사 또는 ‘-으시-’, ‘-었-’, ‘-겠-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

예문Examples

집에 음식이 떨어져 가기에 장을 보러 갔다.

The food at home was running out, so I went grocery shopping.

오늘은 바람이 심하기에 창문을 꼭 닫아 두었다.

Since the wind was so strong today, I made sure to close the windows tightly.

친구는 배가 부르다고 하기에 나 혼자 주문을 했다.

My friend said she was full, so I ordered for myself alone.

대화In conversation

요 앞에 새로 생긴 중국집에 가 보자.

Let's try that new Chinese restaurant up the street.

그래. 얼마나 맛있기에 사람들이 그렇게 많은지 한번 가 보자.

Sure. Let's go see how good it is that so many people are there.

관련 문법Related grammar

Other connectives you will meet alongside this one.

-거니와 -geoniwa (old-fashioned) A connective ending used to recognize the truth of the preceding statement, while indicating there is another relevant fact. TOPIK 4 -고도 -godo A connective ending used to express a fact or feeling, and add that there is an opposite or another characteristic in the following statement. TOPIK 4 -고서 -goseo -고서는 · -고서야 A connective ending used to emphasize that the preceding statement comes before the following statement, or the preceding statement caused the… TOPIK 4 -고자 -goja A connective ending used when the speaker has a certain purpose, intention, hope, etc. TOPIK 4 -는다면 -neundamyeon -ㄴ다면 · -다면 · -라면 A connective ending used when assuming a certain fact or situation. TOPIK 4 -는지 -neunji -ㄴ지 · -은지 · -을지 A connective ending used to indicate an ambiguous reason or judgment about the following statement. TOPIK 4

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does -기에 mean in Korean?

-기에 is a connective introduced at 4급 (TOPIK 4). A connective ending referring to the cause or reason of the following statement.

When do you use -기에?

Attaches after the copula 이다, verbs and adjectives, the honorific -으시-, the past -었- or the future -겠-.

What TOPIK level is -기에?

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.