-기에

Since, because, As a result of...

Explanation

This expression is used to indicate that the content in the preceding clause forms the cause, reason, or basis for the following clause. It is mainly used in written language and formal situations.

Details

1. When this expression is used to indicate that something heard from someone else forms the reason or cause of the action in the following clause the form -(느)ㄴ다기에 is used.

비가 온다기에 우산을 들고 나왔는데 맑기만 하네요.
친구가 인삼을 먹어 보라기에 먹어 봤는데 저한테는 잘 안 맞더라고요.

2. Imperative and propositive forms do not appear in the following clause.

가격 이 싸기 에 하나 더 살까요? ✕
가격 이 싸기 에 하나 더 사세요. ✕
→가격이 싸기에 하나 더 살까 해요. ✓

Kimchi Reader

Used to express the reason or cause for the speaker's action. Note that '-길래' is the conversational, spoken version of -기에.

Examples
날씨가 <span class='focus'>따뜻하기에</span> 산책을 했다.
Since the weather was warm, I went for a walk.
사람들이 너무 <span class='focus'>많기에</span> 다른 곳에 갔다.
Because there were too many people, I went to a different place.
<span class="speaker-a">가:</span> 김소희 씨, 부장님께 보고서 제출했습니까?<br><br><span class="speaker-b">나:</span> 아까 제출하러 갔었는데 부장님 께서 회의 중이시<span class='focus'>기에</span> 못 드렸습니다.<br><br><span class="speaker-a">가:</span> 그랬군요. 그런데 지난번에 얘기한 기계는 언제 구입할 예정이지요?<br><br><span class="speaker-b">나:</span> 알아보니까 가격이 많이 올<span class='focus'>랐기에</span> 가격이 좀 내리면 구입하려고 하고 있습니다.
A: Miss Kim, did you submit the report to the department chief? B: I went to submit it a little while ago, but because the chief was in a meeting, I couldn't give it to him. A: I see. By the way, when do you plan to purchase that machine you mentioned the other day? B: When I checked the price, it had gone up a lot, so I'm planing to purchase it when the price drops a little.

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