기가 막혀 : (1) [=굉장해•놀라워•엄청나네•끝내준다] Awesome!; It was breathtaking, and there would be no room for small talk; be at a loss of word; be dumbfounded (2) [=믿을 수 없다•말문이 막힌다•말이 안 나온다] Unbelievable; I can't believe
* Literal meaning of 기가 막히다 is one’s energy is blocked
* See : https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqzpgANv5xs
- 맙소사. 이거 기가 막히는데 = 맙소사. 이거 끝내주는데... : God, this is breathtaking
- 오, 이 모자. 이거 기가 막힌다 = 오, 이 모자 끝내준다 : Oh, this hat. It's breathtaking
- 기가차서 말이 안나오네 = 기막혀 말문이 막히다 : I am speechless
- 기막히게 끝내준다 : That's terrific, superb, fantastic
- 그건, 대체로, 기가 막힌데요 : It, by and large, is gnarly
ex)
A. 슈퍼맨과 베트맨이 싸우면 베트맨이 이길거야 : If Superman and Batman have a fight then I am sure that Batman will win
B. 뭐라고 ??!?!? 기가 막힌다 정말 : I am at a loss of word
[other expressions]
- 기가 막힌다. (to younger people or friends)
- 기가 막히네. (to younger people or friends)
- 기가 막혀. (to younger people or friends)
- 기가 막히는군! (to younger people or friends)
- 기가 막히는구나! (to younger people or friends)
- 기가 막히네요. (honourific by '요')
- 기가 막혀요. (honourific by '요')
- 기가 막히는군요! (honourific by '요')
- 기가 막힙니다. (formal; honourific by '-ㅂ')
[explanations]
* 나 : I (non-honourific word)
* 저 : I (honourific word)
* -는 : a particle makes 나 / 저 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a vowel
* 기 : [氣] (1) [=느낌•기운] (1) a feeling ; a flavor; a touch; a shade; a tinge (2) [=기력·원기] vigor; energy; vitality; strength; force; spirits; stamina; pep (3) [=전력] all one's energies[strength / might]; one's utmost[best]; all-out effort (4) [=숨] breath; wind (5) [=정신력·용기] spirit(s); heart (6) [=정기(精氣)] ether; essence; spirit; natural passion; the life force; elan vital.6 [=객기(客氣)] ill-advised vigor; blind valor; temper; temperament; spirit
- 바람기가 있는 남자 : a man with a roving eye
- 바람기가 있는 여자 : a fickle woman
- 기름기가 많은 음식 : greasy[rich] food
- 시장기를 느끼다 : feel hungry
- 익살기가 있다 : have a touch of humor / be tinged with humor
- 그는 감기기가 있어 누워 있다 : He is laid up with a touch of cold[with a slight cold]
- 기가 나서 = 기가 등등하여 = 기가 살아서 : exultantly / in triumph / triumphantly
- 기가 왕성한 사람 : an energetic person / a man full of (push and) go
- 기가 나다 = 기가 살다 : cheer up / take heart / feel triumphant / swell up / be puffed
- 기가 부족하다 = 기가 없다 : be lacking[deficient] in energy / be in low[poor] spirits
- 기가 왕성하다 : be full of energy[vigor / vitality] / be in high spirits / be full of life
- 기를 쓰고 반대하다 : oppose strongly[stoutly] / be (hell-)bent on opposing
- 기를 쓰고 변명하다 : try to apologize[explain oneself] with heat / speak (up) for one way or the other
- 기를 쓰고 달려들다 : tackle with all one's might
- 그녀는 기를 쓰고 배우가 되고 싶어한다 : She has ardent desire to go on the stage
- 기가 막히게 좋은 : awfully good
- 기가 막히다 : be stifled / be dumbfounded / be tongue-tied / be at a loss for words / be taken aback
- 그가 대학 출신이라구, 아이 기가 막혀 : He is a university[college] man? Well, I am dashed
- 기가 죽다 feel small[mean] / have a feeling of inferiority / feel depressed[dispirited]
- 기를 꺾다 : depress < a person's> spirit / dishearten / discourage / damp the ardor
- 청중을 앞에 두고 나는 기가 죽었다 : In front of the audience I lost my nerve[got nervous / got stage fright]
- 그것을 보고 나는 기가 죽었다 : My heart sank at the sight
- 기가 과하다 : be sharp-[violent-]tempered / be rough[wild]
- 기가 질리다 : lose one's courage[heart]; have one's spirit broken
- 기(를) 펴다 : make oneself comfortable[at home]; put oneself at ease; cheer up; heighten one's spirit; relax
- 기(를) 펴지 못하다 : feel constrained[oppressed] / feel ill at ease / cower
- 그 소식을 듣고 나는 기(를) 폈다 : The news gave me relief. / I felt relieved to hear that. / I was relieved at the news
* -가 : a particle makes 기 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a vowel like "기"
* 막다 : [Pronunciation: 막따] stop up; close; block: obturate; prevent; obstruct
* 막히다 : passive form of 막다 by '-히-'
* 막혀 : 막히(the stem of 막히다; 히 + -여 contracted into 혀) + -여(a nom-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)
* 막힙니다 : 막히(the stem of 막히다) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)
* a verb + -다 / -네 / -여 : a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix
* a verb + -는군! / -는구나! : a non-honourific exclamatory verb ending suffix
* a verb + -네 / -여 / -는군! + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix
* a verb + -ㅂ니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by '-ㅂ'
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