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KOREAN VERB

생기다

to come about, to come into being, to appear (a baby on the way, a problem, a new shop)

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Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI come about
NegativeI don’t come about

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI came about
NegativeI didn’t come about

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will come about
NegativeI won’t come about

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI come about (respectfully)
PastI came about (respectfully)
FutureI will come about (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) coming about, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) coming about, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I come about
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I come about
  5. But (-지만) I come about, but…

How to use 생기다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    요즘 동네에 새 가게가 자꾸 생겨요.

    New shops keep appearing in the neighbourhood these days.

  2. Past

    미안해요, 갑자기 급한 일이 생겼어요.

    Sorry, something urgent suddenly came up.

  3. Future

    내년 봄에 우리한테 아기가 생길 거예요.

    Next spring we're going to have a baby.

  4. Honorific

    사장님께 급한 일이 생기셨대요.

    They say something urgent came up for the boss.

  5. Connectives

    문제가 생기면 바로 저한테 전화하세요.

    If a problem comes up, call me right away.

Good to know

  • 일이 생겼어요 is something came up; 잘생겼어요, said in the past, means good-looking.

Where you hear 생기다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Advanced Level 2

  • 요즘 자꾸 문제가 생겨요. Lately problems keep coming up.
  • 시장 옆에 새 가게가 생겼어요. A new shop has appeared beside the market.
  • 내년에 학교 앞에 공원이 생길 거예요. Next year a park will appear in front of the school.
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The news

Advanced Level 2 · 아니. 우리 아기가 생겼어.

Free 2
The Sunday table

Advanced Level 2 · 저희 아기가 생겼어요.

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A second job

Advanced Level 2 · 아기가 생겨서 필요합니다.

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