What does 섬뜩하게 생기 mean?
섬뜩하게 생기 means "to look creepy or eerie" in Korean.
How it works here
섬뜩하게 describes how something looks, while 생기다 indicates that it gives that impression.
Key expression
섬뜩하게 생기다
To look creepy or eerie
섬뜩하게 생기다 means to look creepy or eerie, emphasizing a chilly, grotesque impression.
When it's used
Used when someone feels a creepy impression from a person or thing’s appearance, mood, or expression.
The line
아니 이거 약간 뭔가 되게 섬뜩하게 생기지 않았냐? 그러니까요
No, but doesn’t this look kind of really creepy? Exactly.
People are exchanging impressions about an object’s first appearance.
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More examples
그 오래된 인형은 눈이 너무 커서 섬뜩하게 생겼어요.
That old doll looks creepy because its eyes are so big.
저 골목 입구에 있는 그림자가 정말 섬뜩하게 생겼다.
The shadow at the entrance to that alley looks really eerie.
Quick check
When would you use this expression?
섬뜩하게 생기
아니 이거 약간 뭔가 되게 섬뜩하게 생기지 않았냐? 그러니까요
No, but doesn’t this look kind of really creepy? Exactly.
- Saying that a tasty snack looks delicious.
- Looking at an unfamiliar doll and saying that the two of them look scary.
- Looking at newly bought sneakers and saying that they look comfortable.
Show the answer
Looking at an unfamiliar doll and saying that the two of them look scary.
to look creepy or eerie. 섬뜩하게 생기다 means to look creepy or eerie, emphasizing a chilly, grotesque impression.
Other words in this line
- 이거
- This
- 약간
- A little; somewhat
- 뭔가
- Something
- 되게
- Very
- 섬뜩하게
- Creepily
- 섬뜩하다
- To be creepy
- 생기다
- To look; to become
- 않다
- Not
- 그러니까요
- Exactly; That’s what I mean
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