새기다

Korean

FWOTD – 21 February 2021

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 사기다 (Yale: sakita).

1459, 《월인석보》 2:49

刻ᅌᆞᆫ 사길씨라.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛɡida̠] ~ [sʰe̞ɡida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [새기다/세기다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saegida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saegida
McCune–Reischauer?	saegida
Yale Romanization?	saykita

Verb

새기다 • (saegida) (infinitive 새겨 or 새기어, sequential 새기니)

1. (transitive) to carve; to etch; to engrave
2. (transitive, figurative) to be deeply etched on one's mind

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 새기다 (saegida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	새긴다 saeginda	새겨 saegyeo	새겨요, 새기어요 saegyeoyo, saegieoyo	새깁니다 saegimnida
	Past	새겼다 saegyeotda	새겼어 saegyeosseo	새겼어요 saegyeosseoyo	새겼습니다 saegyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	새기느냐 saegineunya	새겨 saegyeo	새겨요, 새기어요 saegyeoyo, saegieoyo	새깁니까 saegimnikka
	Past	새겼느냐 saegyeonneunya	새겼어 saegyeosseo	새겼어요 saegyeosseoyo	새겼습니까 saegyeotseumnikka
Hortative		새기자 saegija	새겨 saegyeo	새겨요, 새기어요 saegyeoyo, saegieoyo	새기십시다 saegisipsida
Imperative		새겨라, 새기어라 saegyeora, saegieora	새겨 saegyeo	새겨요, 새기어요 saegyeoyo, saegieoyo	새깁시오 saegipsio
Assertive		새기겠다 saegigetda	새기겠어 saegigesseo	새기겠어요 saegigesseoyo	새기겠습니다 saegigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		새겨 saegyeo	새겨서, 새기어서 saegyeoseo, saegieoseo	새기니 saegini	새기니까 saeginikka
Contrast		새기지만 saegijiman	새기는데 saegineunde	새기더니 saegideoni
Conjunction		새기고 saegigo
Condition		새기면 saegimyeon	새겨야, 새기어야 saegyeoya, saegieoya
Motive		새기려고 saegiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		새김 saegim	새기기 saegigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		새겼음, 새기었음 saegyeosseum, saegieosseum	새겼기, 새기었기 saegyeotgi, saegieotgi
Determiners	Past	새긴 saegin
	Present	새기는 saegineun
	Future	새길 saegil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	새기신다 saegisinda	새기셔 saegisyeo	새기세요, 새기셔요 saegiseyo, saegisyeoyo	새기십니다 saegisimnida
	Past	새기셨다 saegisyeotda	새기셨어 saegisyeosseo	새기셨어요 saegisyeosseoyo	새기셨습니다 saegisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	새기시느냐 saegisineunya	새기셔 saegisyeo	새기세요, 새기셔요 saegiseyo, saegisyeoyo	새기십니까 saegisimnikka
	Past	새기셨느냐 saegisyeonneunya	새기셨어 saegisyeosseo	새기셨어요 saegisyeosseoyo	새기셨습니까 saegisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		새기시라 saegisira	새기셔 saegisyeo	새기세요 saegiseyo	새기십시오 saegisipsio
Assertive		새기시겠다 saegisigetda	새기시겠어 saegisigesseo	새기시겠어요 saegisigesseoyo	새기시겠습니다 saegisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		새기셔 saegisyeo	새기셔서 saegisyeoseo	새기시니 saegisini	새기시니까 saegisinikka
Contrast		새기시지만 saegisijiman	새기시는데 saegisineunde	새기시더니 saegisideoni
Conjunction		새기시고 saegisigo
Condition		새기시면 saegisimyeon	새기셔야 saegisyeoya
Motive		새기시려고 saegisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		새기심 saegisim	새기시기 saegisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		새기셨음 saegisyeosseum	새기셨기 saegisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	새기신 saegisin
	Present	새기시는 saegisineun
	Future	새기실 saegisil

Derived terms

• 새김 (saegim)
• 아로새기다 (arosaegida)
• 섭새기다 (seopsaegida)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛɡida̠] ~ [sʰe̞ɡida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [새기다/세기다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saegida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saegida
McCune–Reischauer?	saegida
Yale Romanization?	saykita

Verb

새기다 • (saegida) (infinitive 새겨 or 새기어, sequential 새기니)

1. (transitive) to translate (Classical Chinese, Hanja, etc.) into Korean
2. (transitive) to interpret; to explain

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 새기다 (saegida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	새긴다 saeginda	새겨 saegyeo	새겨요, 새기어요 saegyeoyo, saegieoyo	새깁니다 saegimnida
	Past	새겼다 saegyeotda	새겼어 saegyeosseo	새겼어요 saegyeosseoyo	새겼습니다 saegyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	새기느냐 saegineunya	새겨 saegyeo	새겨요, 새기어요 saegyeoyo, saegieoyo	새깁니까 saegimnikka
	Past	새겼느냐 saegyeonneunya	새겼어 saegyeosseo	새겼어요 saegyeosseoyo	새겼습니까 saegyeotseumnikka
Hortative		새기자 saegija	새겨 saegyeo	새겨요, 새기어요 saegyeoyo, saegieoyo	새기십시다 saegisipsida
Imperative		새겨라, 새기어라 saegyeora, saegieora	새겨 saegyeo	새겨요, 새기어요 saegyeoyo, saegieoyo	새깁시오 saegipsio
Assertive		새기겠다 saegigetda	새기겠어 saegigesseo	새기겠어요 saegigesseoyo	새기겠습니다 saegigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		새겨 saegyeo	새겨서, 새기어서 saegyeoseo, saegieoseo	새기니 saegini	새기니까 saeginikka
Contrast		새기지만 saegijiman	새기는데 saegineunde	새기더니 saegideoni
Conjunction		새기고 saegigo
Condition		새기면 saegimyeon	새겨야, 새기어야 saegyeoya, saegieoya
Motive		새기려고 saegiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		새김 saegim	새기기 saegigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		새겼음, 새기었음 saegyeosseum, saegieosseum	새겼기, 새기었기 saegyeotgi, saegieotgi
Determiners	Past	새긴 saegin
	Present	새기는 saegineun
	Future	새길 saegil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	새기신다 saegisinda	새기셔 saegisyeo	새기세요, 새기셔요 saegiseyo, saegisyeoyo	새기십니다 saegisimnida
	Past	새기셨다 saegisyeotda	새기셨어 saegisyeosseo	새기셨어요 saegisyeosseoyo	새기셨습니다 saegisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	새기시느냐 saegisineunya	새기셔 saegisyeo	새기세요, 새기셔요 saegiseyo, saegisyeoyo	새기십니까 saegisimnikka
	Past	새기셨느냐 saegisyeonneunya	새기셨어 saegisyeosseo	새기셨어요 saegisyeosseoyo	새기셨습니까 saegisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		새기시라 saegisira	새기셔 saegisyeo	새기세요 saegiseyo	새기십시오 saegisipsio
Assertive		새기시겠다 saegisigetda	새기시겠어 saegisigesseo	새기시겠어요 saegisigesseoyo	새기시겠습니다 saegisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		새기셔 saegisyeo	새기셔서 saegisyeoseo	새기시니 saegisini	새기시니까 saegisinikka
Contrast		새기시지만 saegisijiman	새기시는데 saegisineunde	새기시더니 saegisideoni
Conjunction		새기시고 saegisigo
Condition		새기시면 saegisimyeon	새기셔야 saegisyeoya
Motive		새기시려고 saegisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		새기심 saegisim	새기시기 saegisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		새기셨음 saegisyeosseum	새기셨기 saegisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	새기신 saegisin
	Present	새기시는 saegisineun
	Future	새기실 saegisil

Derived terms

• 새김 (saegim)
• 곱새기다 (gopsaegida)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛɡida̠] ~ [sʰe̞ɡida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [새기다/세기다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saegida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saegida
McCune–Reischauer?	saegida
Yale Romanization?	saykita

Verb

새기다 • (saegida) (infinitive 새겨 or 새기어, sequential 새기니)

1. (transitive) to chew the cud; to ruminate
   • 1973 (republished 2012), 윤흥길 [yunheunggil, Yun Heunggil], 장마 [jangma, The Rainy Spell], Mineumsa, →ISBN:

     아버지는 아무 말도 없이 그저 여물 새기는 소처럼 느릿느릿 입을 놀렸다.

     Abeoji-neun amu mal-do eopsi geujeo yeomul saegineun socheoreom neurinneurit ib-eul nollyeotda.

     Father only moved his mouth slowly, not even saying anything, like a cow chewing cud.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 새기다 (saegida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	새긴다 saeginda	새겨 saegyeo	새겨요, 새기어요 saegyeoyo, saegieoyo	새깁니다 saegimnida
	Past	새겼다 saegyeotda	새겼어 saegyeosseo	새겼어요 saegyeosseoyo	새겼습니다 saegyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	새기느냐 saegineunya	새겨 saegyeo	새겨요, 새기어요 saegyeoyo, saegieoyo	새깁니까 saegimnikka
	Past	새겼느냐 saegyeonneunya	새겼어 saegyeosseo	새겼어요 saegyeosseoyo	새겼습니까 saegyeotseumnikka
Hortative		새기자 saegija	새겨 saegyeo	새겨요, 새기어요 saegyeoyo, saegieoyo	새기십시다 saegisipsida
Imperative		새겨라, 새기어라 saegyeora, saegieora	새겨 saegyeo	새겨요, 새기어요 saegyeoyo, saegieoyo	새깁시오 saegipsio
Assertive		새기겠다 saegigetda	새기겠어 saegigesseo	새기겠어요 saegigesseoyo	새기겠습니다 saegigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		새겨 saegyeo	새겨서, 새기어서 saegyeoseo, saegieoseo	새기니 saegini	새기니까 saeginikka
Contrast		새기지만 saegijiman	새기는데 saegineunde	새기더니 saegideoni
Conjunction		새기고 saegigo
Condition		새기면 saegimyeon	새겨야, 새기어야 saegyeoya, saegieoya
Motive		새기려고 saegiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		새김 saegim	새기기 saegigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		새겼음, 새기었음 saegyeosseum, saegieosseum	새겼기, 새기었기 saegyeotgi, saegieotgi
Determiners	Past	새긴 saegin
	Present	새기는 saegineun
	Future	새길 saegil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	새기신다 saegisinda	새기셔 saegisyeo	새기세요, 새기셔요 saegiseyo, saegisyeoyo	새기십니다 saegisimnida
	Past	새기셨다 saegisyeotda	새기셨어 saegisyeosseo	새기셨어요 saegisyeosseoyo	새기셨습니다 saegisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	새기시느냐 saegisineunya	새기셔 saegisyeo	새기세요, 새기셔요 saegiseyo, saegisyeoyo	새기십니까 saegisimnikka
	Past	새기셨느냐 saegisyeonneunya	새기셨어 saegisyeosseo	새기셨어요 saegisyeosseoyo	새기셨습니까 saegisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		새기시라 saegisira	새기셔 saegisyeo	새기세요 saegiseyo	새기십시오 saegisipsio
Assertive		새기시겠다 saegisigetda	새기시겠어 saegisigesseo	새기시겠어요 saegisigesseoyo	새기시겠습니다 saegisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		새기셔 saegisyeo	새기셔서 saegisyeoseo	새기시니 saegisini	새기시니까 saegisinikka
Contrast		새기시지만 saegisijiman	새기시는데 saegisineunde	새기시더니 saegisideoni
Conjunction		새기시고 saegisigo
Condition		새기시면 saegisimyeon	새기셔야 saegisyeoya
Motive		새기시려고 saegisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		새기심 saegisim	새기시기 saegisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		새기셨음 saegisyeosseum	새기셨기 saegisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	새기신 saegisin
	Present	새기시는 saegisineun
	Future	새기실 saegisil

Derived terms

• 되새기다 (doesaegida)
• 새겨듣다 (saegyeodeutda)