성기다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 서ᇰ긔〮다〮 (Yale: sèngkúytá).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ŋɡida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [성기다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonggida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seonggida
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnggida
Yale Romanization?	sengkita

Adjective

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	성기다 (seonggida)
Yang-form	상기다 (sanggida)

성기다 • (seonggida) (infinitive 성겨 or 성기어, sequential 성기니)

1. sparse, scattered

   집들이 성기다 ― jip-deuri seonggida ― scattered houses

2. thin, fine

   머리털이 성기다 ― meoriteor-i seonggida ― to have thin hair

3. loose, wide, broad

   짜임이 성기다 ― jjaim-i seonggida ― a loose structure

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 성기다 (seonggida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	성기다 seonggida	성겨 seonggyeo	성겨요, 성기어요 seonggyeoyo, seonggieoyo	성깁니다 seonggimnida
	Past	성겼다 seonggyeotda	성겼어 seonggyeosseo	성겼어요 seonggyeosseoyo	성겼습니다 seonggyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	성기냐 seongginya	성겨 seonggyeo	성겨요, 성기어요 seonggyeoyo, seonggieoyo	성깁니까 seonggimnikka
	Past	성겼냐 seonggyeonnya	성겼어 seonggyeosseo	성겼어요 seonggyeosseoyo	성겼습니까 seonggyeotseumnikka
Assertive		성기겠다 seonggigetda	성기겠어 seonggigesseo	성기겠어요 seonggigesseoyo	성기겠습니다 seonggigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		성겨 seonggyeo	성겨서, 성기어서 seonggyeoseo, seonggieoseo	성기니 seonggini	성기니까 seongginikka
Contrast		성기지만 seonggijiman	성긴데 seongginde	성기더니 seonggideoni
Conjunction		성기고 seonggigo
Condition		성기면 seonggimyeon	성겨야, 성기어야 seonggyeoya, seonggieoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		성김 seonggim	성기기 seonggigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		성겼음, 성기었음 seonggyeosseum, seonggieosseum	성겼기, 성기었기 seonggyeotgi, seonggieotgi
Determiners	Present		성긴 seonggin
	Future		성길 seonggil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	성기시다 seonggisida	성기셔 seonggisyeo	성기세요, 성기셔요 seonggiseyo, seonggisyeoyo	성기십니다 seonggisimnida
	Past	성기셨다 seonggisyeotda	성기셨어 seonggisyeosseo	성기셨어요 seonggisyeosseoyo	성기셨습니다 seonggisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	성기시냐 seonggisinya	성기셔 seonggisyeo	성기세요, 성기셔요 seonggiseyo, seonggisyeoyo	성기십니까 seonggisimnikka
	Past	성기셨냐 seonggisyeonnya	성기셨어 seonggisyeosseo	성기셨어요 seonggisyeosseoyo	성기셨습니까 seonggisyeotseumnikka
Assertive		성기시겠다 seonggisigetda	성기시겠어 seonggisigesseo	성기시겠어요 seonggisigesseoyo	성기시겠습니다 seonggisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		성기셔 seonggisyeo	성기셔서 seonggisyeoseo	성기시니 seonggisini	성기시니까 seonggisinikka
Contrast		성기시지만 seonggisijiman	성기신데 seonggisinde	성기시더니 seonggisideoni
Conjunction		성기시고 seonggisigo
Condition		성기시면 seonggisimyeon	성기셔야 seonggisyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		성기심 seonggisim	성기시기 seonggisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		성기셨음 seonggisyeosseum	성기셨기 seonggisyeotgi
Determiners	Present		성기신 seonggisin
	Future		성기실 seonggisil

Synonyms

• 성글다 (seonggeulda)