A/V-기

Verb to noun

Explanation

-기 functions to turn verbs and adjectives into nouns and corresponds roughly to '-ing' in English. In a sentence, this form can be used to represent various parts of speech, including subjects and objects. The noun form is made by adding -기 to the stems of verbs and adjectives.

Details

Examples of entire phrases used as nouns.

집이 멀어서 학교에 오기가 힘들어요.
My house is far way, so coming to school is difficult.
한국 노래 듣기를 좋아해요.
I like listening to Korean songs.
혼자 밥 먹기를 싫어해요.
I don’t like eating meals by myself.

-기 can be combined with a number of particles to form subjects, objects, and adverbials in a sentence

  • -기(를) 좋아하다/싫어하다
  • -기(를) 바라다/원하다
  • -기(를) 시작하다/끝내다/그만두다
  • -기가 쉽다/어렵다/좋다/싫다/나쁘다/재미있다/편하다/불편하다/힘들다
  • - 기(에)좋다/나쁘다
한국말을 잘하면 한국에서 살기가 편해요.
If you can speak Korean well, then living in Korea is easy.
댄 씨, 대학에 꼭 합격하기를 바라요.
Dane, I wish for your successful admission into university.
이 책은 글씨가 커서 보기에 좋아요.
The printed text of this book is large, which makes reading it easy.

Kimchi Reader

Convert the preceding word as a noun.

Details

Usage

Can be applied on descriptive verbs and action verbs and converts them into a noun. This effectively make it possible to add any N+ grammar point after the verb.

Examples
그 약은 작아서 먹<span class='focus'>기</span>가 편해요.
The pill is small, so it's easy to take.
회사에 다니면서 공부하<span class='focus'>기</span>가 힘들어요.
It's hard to study while working.
한국말을 <span class='focus'>공부하기</span>가 어려워요.
Studying Korean is difficult.

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