Korean

새기다

새기다
Meaning: to engrave, to carve; to keep in mind
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 새기다
Present 새긴다
Polite 새겨요
Formal 새깁니다
Past 새겼다
Past + Polite 새겼어요
Guess + Polite 새기겠어요
Connective 새기고
Conditional 새기면
Volitional 새기자
Imperative 새겨라
Imperative + Polite 새기세요
Attributive 새기는 / 새긴 / 새길

Example sentences

I took the teacher's advice to heart.
그 절에는 만자 무늬가 새겨져 있었다.
The temple had a swastika (卍) pattern engraved on it.
팀의 상징인 마크가 유니폼에 새겨져 있었다.
The team's symbol, the mark, was engraved on the uniform.
서로의 이니셜을 새긴 반지를 나누어 꼈다.
They exchanged rings engraved with each other's initials.

Usage Notes

Can mean literally carving something, or figuratively carving something into one's memory to not forget it.

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