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adjectiveKorean descriptive verb/adjective; commonly used as 이기적인 before nouns
selfish; concerned mainly with one’s own interests or benefit, often without regard for others
igijeogida
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Sino-Korean 이기 (利己, “self-interest; seeking one’s own benefit”) + 적 (的, adjectival suffix) + 이다 (“to be”).
Examples
민수는 늘 이기적이다.
minsuneun neul igijeogida
Minsu is always selfish.
그런 행동은 너무 이기적이다.
geureon haengdongeun neomu igijeogida
That kind of behavior is too selfish.
남을 배려하지 않는 태도는 이기적이다.
nameul baeryeohaji anneun taedoneun igijeogida
An attitude that does not consider others is selfish.
Character Breakdown
이
i
syllable representing 利, “benefit; profit,” in the Sino-Korean compound
기
gi
syllable representing 己, “self,” in the Sino-Korean compound
적
jeok
adjectival suffix meaning “-ic; -al; having the quality of”
이
i
copular element from 이다, “to be”
다
da
dictionary-form ending
Collocations
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