When 가지고 doesn't mean “have” - Useful Korean Expression

TTMIK Grammar lesson about -아/어/여서
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가지다 means "to have" but 가지고 has a completely different meaning from “to have”. Find out what it means and how to use it properly in a sentence with Hyunwoo.
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[@3xsxs953]

This is definitely one of the MOST common grammar patterns I hear Korean people say, especially younger people. Will definitely make your Korean sound a lot more natural if you use it.

[@ghizlane5695]

And sound so cute too !

[@murilopeixoto8035]

I always heard this and never actually understood it. Now it's VERY clear. I love these "AHA!" moments while learning Korean, I just wish I had more time and discipline to go through my TTMIK material, I would learn so much in so little time! Learning without a regular studying schedule is taking a long time, but it will be worth it forever. Thank you!

[@talktomeinkorean]

Thanks for learning with us!

[@Guest1_213]

Lol me too...

[@NoelCon100]

Murilo Peixoto I honestly learnt Korean not by studying all the time. Of course I studied basics and sentence structure, but talking to Koreans through hellotalk has helped me improve faster than sitting down studying content. I learnt Korean through everyday interaction with Korean friends and through the mistakes I made in conversations.

[@manamemajeff6283]

@@NoelCon100 Well i think not all of us are capable to meet/talk with koreans for practice

[@firdausapriliaa4092]

OMG TRUE

[@AKADriver]

This one always confused me because I always heard it but never saw it written down. It actually came to mind while watching an interview in Korean, I heard the interviewee say 가지고 and the subtitles/caption said 서!

[@AuriELF]

This is so me haha i thought maybe -서 was more formal to 'explain a reason' than -기지고 which is more often heard in spoken (sorry for my bad english)

[@shrutirraman3191]

@@AuriELF Your English is great :-)

[@michaelduffy6874]

Thanks! In years of learning Korean, I've never seen this expression even mentioned in any teaching material, though I hear it in almost every conversation.

[@hannmantaring1128]

I have been looking for this meaning and finally this was explained so well! Thanks Hyunwoo!

[@BondhuCinemedia]

Where are you from learning Korean?

[@paulescartin7060]

haha me too

[@mibluvr13]

Sounds like 까지구, spelled 가지고, means -서... Ok, I think I've got it. ^^

[@b.a.p.4718]

Please teach us more casual and colloquial Korean like 가지고/갖고. Maybe release a Level 11 or something.

[@fatimalmubark]

I added Arabic language to this video ♥️ and thank you for your hard working ❤️❤️

[@crimebelt]

Cool

[@lucygirleen]

This was so helpful! I always wondered why I would hear people say 가지고 but the subtitles would say 아/어서. Thank you so much!

[@munnsin9464]

That was SO halpful! I've heard that at least a thousand times in dramas and I couldn't figure out the sense!

[@subtleartofdisappointment5867]

The best part about learning a language like Korean, so different from English, is learning all these tidbits. Like when I was talking to one of my Korean Language partners, he asked how in English, you’ll here the phrase “by the way” and I told him it’s like saying “근데” but then he was confused because “by the way” is actually a random phrase, like you are actually saying “next to the way you are going” and it means the same as 근데? I had to give a long explanation about about how it was first used literally and then after a while it became figurative. So instead of literally meaning “along the road/way you are walking” it is, to say “along that road/way of thought.” It’s pretty interesting how some phrases or words can take on a figurative meaning and we do not notice it because we are so familiar with our language. When learning Korean, I discovered a lot of these phrases, and the one that felt belated in my language journey was learning that 주세요 literally comes across as something like “give it to me, I politely ask” instead of just plain old please 😂

[@talktomeinkorean]

Absolutely true that these little tidbits and subtle expressions are so much fun to learn!

[@rania-b3h]

شكرا لكم اتمنى ان تستمروا بأضافة اللغة العربية

[@fluffysugakookies9580]

I'll just avoid 가지고 all together

[@shahoodusane6421]

To be honest I don't study Korean actively these days because of my school. But I do watch K dramas and keep hearing words and expressions and recognise them but not know the meaning. But these videos have helped a lot when it comes to grammar. 감사합니다 TTMIK... ❤️❤️

[@jaemtaengi]

Wow thanks! This video helped me a lot in understanding more the pattern for -가지고 'cause I really like using "-가지고" that sometimes I use it in a wrong way. 😅 I'll take note of these. 설명해주셔서 정말 감사해요! 😊

[@nellsha9057]

I like the KZbin contents more than the actual audio! Its not boring as audio 😂❤️ both thanks for good teaching

[@kpopgrrl]

They also have video lessons on their website

[@luluyt3113]

It can be boring to just sit still and listen to the audio, but if you play it while doing something else, like washing the dishes, making food, coloring, any mindless activity, it's really good!

[@jannatulferdousaurin4575]

Today I was watching a live video where I was hearing things like '몰랐어 가주구' or '그래 가주구'. But the thing is the subtitle was showing '몰랐어서' and '그래서' instead of what was hearing. I was super confused, but watching this video made the grammar rule all clear as well as the spelling of the words. Thank you, TTMIK for your hard work.💜

[@yaminraju]

선생님 동영상 봐 가지고 잘 배우었습니다,,

[@abyssxoxo]

현우씨 is a really great guy. Thank you

[@Missklei]

Omg!!!! I've been living in Korea for a year and I hear this all the time. And I was curious as to what it was... thank you so much. Let me go and use that too! Lol

[@pentatheorem]

Thank you so much for all your informative videos ttmik!...for learners like me who rely on free contents this is very helpful! ❤️

[@skweakspacman]

OMG I have been wondering about this for so long! 이거 자~주 들었지만 이해를 못했어요!!! 감사합니다!

[@nharmyvecino800]

Thanks....you videos are very helpful....사랑해

[@WaitaMinute574]

Omg I've been trying for so long to understand what 가지고 means, I always hear it in any korean video and was having a real hard time trying to figure it out by myself. FINALLY found this video, thank you!!!

[@Sb-rj1jm]

wow thank you so much I wanted to know what this means but I always thought I hear 까지! 아파 까지고! 😅😅

[@moonki_]

I have a question, I heard this used after the word 자가주구, 자가지고, what does it mean?제발 도와주세요 ㅠㅠ

[@inilialia]

안녕하세요.. 난 Talk to me in korea가 너무 좋아해요 >< 난 한국어 더 발전 할 수 있어요! 너무 감사합니다 ㅠㅠ

[@MadameLacrymosa]

Very helpful explanation, as always! 감사합니다!

[@HaRin9743]

드디어 !! Finally I understand this "가자고 " that I hear so many times. Thank you

[@James1230]

And this leads me to another question of using 가지다 Why there is a need to add it into a sentence, if the sentence with the absence of 가지다 is already understandable? Wouldn't adding 가지다 will just make the meaning redundant? For example in 퍼즐이 너무 어려워서 못 풀었어요 is already understood as "This puzzle is so hard that I couldn't solve it." I don't get the role of 가지다 which doesn't seem to add an additional substance in the sentence.

[@garrykimovich]

I think the reason why the ㅗ vowel so often changes to ㅜ when taking is because ㅗ requires a lot more jaw and lip movement, while ㅜ sound can be made without almost not moving your mouth. It's a lot more tiring and slower to always pronounce the ㅗ sound properly.

[@MukeshVlog]

Finally I understood thats meaning it’s too much ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@atihaj9486]

It was very helpful ~ I studied about it , this morning and It was very helpful 💚 Thank you very much , TTMIK~

[@talktomeinkorean]

감사합니다! ^^

[@StellarTwinkles]

Omg now I finally understand what my friends were saying 😂 "~가주구" 아니였군요! ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 제가 몰랐어요 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 이 영상을 발견했어서 잘 됬네요

[@talktomeinkorean]

도움이 되었다니 다행이에요! ^^

[@IxiaClover]

ive been learning for 10 years and always heard this but never found an explanation, it was so frustrating!!! i kept typing in "가주고 grammar" or "why do koreans end their sentences with 주고" and never found an answer... i only realised the rough meaning of it when i heard my coworker say it and thought ah its 가지고 and its used to link sentences, so i started using it pretty well with no corrections from anyone... but this clears up the meaning massively thank you

[@carolinalmeida]

영상이랑 수업은 도움이 많아요 이런 한국어 배우는 법은 엄청 재미있어요 감사합니다

[@annettesw]

Thank you so much for all lessons! 정말 감사합니다!!

[@AsmaaPurity]

The 가지고 thing was way too confusing for me Thanks for the amazing explanation 자세히 잘 설명해주셔서 너무 감사합니다 선생님

[@luluyt3113]

Thank you for these videos! And your podcast! They're helping me so much to learn Korean!

[@joenlaki856]

Please put Arabic subtitles in all your videos, and thank you for your efforts

[@leahquispe4569]

Wow this is confusing, like your Speaking a different language or something....

[@ghizlane5695]

Keep going~

[@bluecandies]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH MY GOD! HYUNWOO I'VE BEEN WONDERING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS! hahahahahah I just gave up and hoped to understand one day, once again THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTENT!!

[@kimyouna554]

Can I ask u question Now can I say 가지고,아서,어서,여서 Like 너무 피곤해 가지고 잠들었어 Or 너무 피곤해서 잠들었어 Which one is the Correct. Can you answer me? and keep going💞

[@talktomeinkorean]

They are the same! You can say either : )

[@Mo-kr5ul]

أشكركم على اضافة الترجمة باللغة العربية💜 وشكرا للاخت غيمة😘😘😘

[@chickletta]

It definitely sounds like kajooko not kajiko when native Korean speakers say it in a sentence.

[@Renee2951]

When I listen to Korean it sound like every word ending with 'dah' what does it mean?

[@koreantutorskikigogo403]

Such a useful interchange between -서-갖고(가지고)

[@ivanfromseoul]

Thank you talk to me in korean you helped me alot

[@ling2567]

Not a single mention of the actual meaning, which made this all around confusing to watch

[@MariaTorres-ts2pg]

Estoy aprendiendo 그레고 slowly

[@rosalieoutmizguine7379]

와 진짜 너무 고마워요, 드디어 현우씨 덕분에 이해했어요^^

[@janinek3833]

Thank you so much for this lesson! I see/hear this grammar pattern all the time.

[@myownaccount123]

yeah im at a level where I cna clearly hear what theyre saying so i connnnstantly hear 가지고 and im like what is thiiiis

[@hannahimnida4872]

Hi. I came across two different blogs about -어/아 가지고. According to both of these blogs, attaching this to verbs would make the speaker sound apologetic. Is that true?

[@talktomeinkorean]

Not necessarily apologetic all the time. It really depends on the context!

[@ryekun1212]

Thank you for the light bulb moment. I've been hearing this so maaaany times in korean media. I'll get back to this comment once I passed the TOPIK exam and thank you again Hyunwoo

[@koalasandkimbap]

장난감 가지고 놀자 I know this means let's play with toys but why is 가지고 used in this sentence? What meaning does it carry here?

[@talktomeinkorean]

"가지고" in that sentence mean "to have." 장난감 = (a) toy 가지다 = to have 놀자 = Let's play 장난감 가지고 놀자. = Let's play with toys.

[@ricacernero8200]

So me and my friend had a dare to take a picture with a korean girl. I heard 바빠 가지고 so I got curious about the meaning of this grammar. Thinking about the grammar again, I remember I meet my korean teacher in the 식당 but I felt uncomfortable because they were sitting on the table next to us so I cover my face. Then my teacher just changes seats and explain to the teacher she were with why she changes seat. I heard "불편해 가지고" ..... I always thought that 가지고 means to have

[@talktomeinkorean]

Good observation!

[@katherinquispemunoz2137]

amo su ingles.... gracias x fin entendi este tema ahhhhhh

[@go_ohyg]

선생님 질문이 있어요~ 풀리다 풀다 멀리다 멀다 이런거 있잖아요. 뭐가 다르는지 언제 쓰는지 설명 좀 해주실래요?

[@jayojayo2265]

동사에 -리-가 들어가면 대부분 수동형으로 됩니다 즉 풀리다는 풀다의 수동형입니다 이 문제는 쉽게 풀렸다 (풀리-었-다, This problem was solved easily) vs 나는 이 문제를 쉽게 풀었다 (풀-었-다, I solved this problem easily) '멀리다'는 없는 표현이네요 멀다는 형용사라 수동형으로 못 씁니다

[@hypernana3000]

Oh, that's why in korean subtitles it's written as -서 when the speaker in fact said -가지고!

[@tanithinkorea]

Wow, finally I uderstand what "가주구" means >

[@talktomeinkorean]

Great! :D

[@I4e_ld]

드디어 알겠다, 이 문법이 때문에 못 잤어요😂😂 다행해요

[@marialuisaachille9608]

선현우 안녕하세요. 저는 지금 정말 감사해요! "가지고"는 어떻게 쓰는 걸 정말 알아듣고 싶었거든요. ^^ .....I kind of guessed that it might be like using "got" in English but I wasn't sure. 👏🏻👏🏻

[@PiroMunkie]

I guess my main question is: If 가지고 is derivative of the root verb 가지다 and not an unrelated particle or phrase (such as the comparative 보다 being unrelated to the verb 보다), what is the logic of using 가지고 to mean ~아/어/해서? I know it matters less than just understanding the way it's used itself, but I'm always curious about how certain words come to be used in the ways they are.

[@efsitz]

Yes, I wonder this as well!

[@SiKedek]

Well, this is a clear example of "grammaticalization" - where words/structures simply become more integrated in the language's grammatical system. Bernd Heine and Tania Kuteva published a "lexicon" on attested grammaticalization phenomena (Heine, Bernd and Kuteva, Tania. 2002. World Lexicon of Grammaticalization. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.), and one rather common source - the verb "take". In fact, I think this could be considered an example of either a TAKE > completive aspect (p. 287) or TAKE > future (p. 288). So, really, it's not that strange to see the verb 'to take' develop in this way; in fact, one would sort of expect it to change this way.

[@isabelaminucio]

More grammar videos please!

[@rosevin4770]

안녕하세요. Could you please explain 을/를 + 가지고? 감사합니다 .

[@석기최-k1t]

Could you please explain 방말

[@orangejmoothies]

Omg im just learning this on my own and then i saw this video!! Thank you so much...it’s so common among younger krn kids

[@Seecret0602]

This 가지고 confused me so muchhhhh ... until I saw your video. Thank you so much!!!😭❤ 너무 좋아합니다!

[@vansapha789]

Hi brother, I'm preparing Korean for Topik1 testing on October. Can you recommend me the book on TTMIK that fit to Topik1 testing? I'm so interested in TTMIK, I already finish reading "My first 500 Korean word" and "Easy Korean Reading for beginners". Another I listen to TTMIK mobile app at level 6 lesson 17(-거든요). That'll be my first Korean testing, so I'm not sure about it.

[@kokobobo5341]

Master Origin welcome we Can contact by korean

[@pm1213]

감사합니다!! 너무 너무 감사합니다 :')

[@the.graduate]

But why "have" of all? 🤔

[@zari564]

Can somone pls explain me the difference between 가져요 and 가졌어요. F.ex in this sample sentence : 그녀는 완벽한 몸매를 가졌어요 = She has a perfect body............. why arent we using 가져요 ? And why the Korean sentence is in the past tense but the translation is in the present ???? Really confusing.

[@mutiaracarenditna5711]

is it okay if i used it for texting? ^^

[@ប្រវត្តិសាស្រ្តចម្រុះ]

아파서 못 왔어요. 아파 지고 못 왔어요. 그래서?

[@aminatube9373]

아 너무 감사해융~~

[@irma_mame]

I always loved the way Hyunwoo explain every lesson, its very accurately spesific and could thru my head directly 😂🥰 Thanks Hyunwoo and TTMIK team 🎉

[@ayat입니다-k4c]

Thank you very much. I wanted to know what 가지고 means, because I used to hear Koreans say it a lot, and now I know what it means. Thank you very much. 😭💗💗💗

[@MiguelEnriqueCVeluz]

4:09 I think it's just the merging of vowels. When vowels are next to each other, there's the tendency to merge them. Kinda like how Jeolla saturi speakers would say 쇠고기 or 소괴기 instead of 소고기. If you're pronouncing 가지고 quickly, your lips might want to skip pronouncing the 이 sound and go straight from 아 to 오. And since there are no 어 or 우 vowels present, there is also the tendency to exaggerate 오 into 우. So 가지고 ends up being pronounced as 가주구.

[@LalaHutapea]

Thank you ^^

[@lunesky]

Thank you so much ❤️ 💓

[@yunijang]

this is so helpful! 🤍

[@hopee3921]

Thank for arabic sub

[@rhiyensayana7884]

말해 가지고 에서요

[@hopee3921]

아파서 못 왔어요 Can i use it for express for muself Because i’m sick i can’t came It’s true?

[@talktomeinkorean]

Perfect 👍

[@hopee3921]

@@talktomeinkorean thank you i'm learn everyday new thing from this channel and free pdf ttmik

[@Ottokae20]

감사합니다

[@leobaltazar275]

Where is your friend is Chinguneun wae an wasseoyo? Wae is "why" right? Got confused. 😅

[@chinguduelmayanne]

Thank u

[@changgun_film5003]

Good explanation 👍

[@hyunn3306]

Love it ❤️💯

[@jazsimone26]

Can this be used without 가 I’ve heard it used like 좋아지고 is that different?

[@보라돌이뚜비나나나아]

좋아지다 means "be getting to like something"

[@jazsimone26]

Thank you!! 한년 걸렸어요 😂

[@jdssnnee8821]

Isit for free

[@nilimabarai6968]

That was good one 🙂👍

[@missmitra.a96]

Brilliant

[@gwentaylor788]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@squarerootnisa21]

I have a question to ask. I've encountered in a lyrics, 가지 있어. Is it the same as 가지고 있다? Thank you 😊

[@jayojayo2265]

Needs more context. It's only translated to "There/Here is a branch (or an eggplant)" with that sentence alone.

[@squarerootnisa21]

@@jayojayo2265 Here is the full sentence, 네가 몰랐던 게 한 가지 있어. 😊

[@jayojayo2265]

@@squarerootnisa21 Ok 가지 in this sentence means 'a kind' or 'a thing', and 한 means 'one' So that sentence means that 'There is one thing you didn't know'

[@squarerootnisa21]

@@jayojayo2265 Ohhh I see... understand now. Thank you so much. 😊❤

[@jayojayo2265]

@@squarerootnisa21 You're welcome :)

[@remnant888]

Gu is more easier on the tongue and natural sounding... Sometimes girl tend to pronounce 요 as yu and guy yo... Heard kyung ern pronounced yu in one of her lesson..

[@ohayyo]

What I heard when my korean friends say those is 아파 가주구... Hahaha

[@ghizlane5695]

나도 ㅋㅋ.. It's seems cutee when they say it ㅠㅠ

[@ohayyo]

@@ghizlane5695 맞아... 맞아요!

[@anavinkim19]

Thanks! I finally got the meaning of this word "가지고" at first I thought it was just a 사투리 ㅋ ㅋ Thanks so much❤

[@remmalina]

yayyyy I was wondering why our teacher of level 4 was always using it but it wasn’t in the books