Handsome in Korean 🇰🇷

잘생기다 info.

Tips for remembering "잘생기다":
• Break the word into two parts: "잘" means “well” or “nicely,” and "생기다" means “to come about” or “to be born.” Think of it as someone who was “well-born” in appearance.
• Associate it with compliments—when you see someone notably good-looking, remember that they “came into being well.”

Explanations:
• "잘생기다" is a descriptive verb used to say that someone is handsome, often referring to natural, effortless attractiveness.
• Unlike borrowed adjectives, it conveys that the quality of being handsome is inherent in the person.

Other words with similar meaning:
• 멋있다 (meos-itda) – often used for “cool” or “handsome”
• 잘생긴 (jalsaenggin) – the attributive form used before a noun (e.g., 잘생긴 남자 = handsome man)

Conjugations:
• Dictionary form: 잘생기다 (jalsaenggida)
• Present (Polite): 잘생겨요 (jalsaenggyeoyo)
• Present (Informal): 잘생겨
• Past (Polite): 잘생겼어요 (jalsaenggyeosseoyo)
• Past (Informal): 잘생겼어
• Future (Polite): 잘생길 거예요 (jalsaenggil geoyeyo)
• Present Progressive (Polite): 잘생기고 있어요 (jalsaenggigo isseoyo)
• Conditional: 잘생기면 (jalsaenggimyeon)

Example sentences:
1. 그는 정말 잘생겨요.
Romanized: Geuneun jeongmal jalsaenggyeoyo.
Translation: He is really handsome.

2. 저 배우는 영화에서 항상 잘생겼어요.
Romanized: Jeo baewoneun yeonghwaeseo hangsang jalsaenggyeosseoyo.
Translation: That actor was always handsome in movies.

3. 웃을 때마다 그는 더 잘생겨 보여요.
Romanized: Useul ttaemada geuneun deo jalsaenggyeo boyeoyo.
Translation: Every time he smiles, he looks even more handsome.

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