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-기가 바쁘게

-giga bappeuge

as soon as; no sooner than

Attaches to verb stems to indicate that the next event happens immediately after the preceding one finishes — 'no sooner had X happened than Y'.

Form

Other shapes
<유의> -기가 무섭게

Meanings

  1. 1

    An expression used to indicate that something happens as soon as the act mentioned in the preceding statement is completed.

    앞말이 나타내는 일이 끝나자마자 곧바로 다음 일이 일어남을 나타내는 표현.

    ※ 동사 또는 '-으시-' 뒤에 붙여 쓴다. '-기 바쁘게'로도 쓴다.

Examples

  • 지수는 너무 피곤해서 집에 오기가 바쁘게 잠자리에 들었다.

    Jisu was so tired that she went straight to bed the moment she got home.

  • 나는 저녁 약속이 있어 업무가 끝나기가 바쁘게 퇴근을 했다.

    I had an evening appointment, so I left work the moment my tasks were done.

  • 식탐이 많은 승규는 아침을 먹고 돌아서기 바쁘게 점심 메뉴를 생각한다.

    Seunggyu, who loves food, starts thinking about lunch the moment he finishes breakfast.

  • 작년에 결혼한 영수 부부가 벌써 아이를 낳았대. 결혼하기 바쁘게 아이를 가졌나 보구나.

    I heard Yeongsu and his wife, who got married last year, already had a baby. I guess they had a baby right after getting married.

  • 작년에 결혼한 영수 부부가 벌써 아이를 낳았대.

    I heard Yeongsu and his wife, who got married last year, already had a baby.

  • 결혼하기 바쁘게 아이를 가졌나 보구나.

    I guess they had a baby right after getting married.

Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

Quick check

  1. 1. What does ‘-기가 바쁘게’ mean?

  2. 2. Which form means “as soon as; no sooner than”?