Korean noun

동기

donggi

motive

The cause or opportunity that causes one to do something.

Standard pronunciation: [동기]
Level: Intermediate

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동기 in a sentence

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지수가 처음 글을 쓰게 된 동기는 자신의 생각들을 잊고 싶지 않아서였다.
지수가 처음 그를 쓰게 된 동기는 자시니 생각뜨를 읻꼬 십찌 아나서엳따.said like thisjisuga cheoeum geureul sseuge doen donggineun jasinui saenggakdeureul itgo sipji anaseoyeotda.
김 씨는 생활에서 느낀 불편함을 동기로 삼아 여러 가지 물건을 발명했다.
김 씨는 생화레서 느낀 불편하믈 동기로 사마 여러 가지 물거늘 발명핻따.said like thisgim ssineun saenghwareseo neukkin bulpyeonhameul donggiro sama yeoreo gaji mulgeoneul balmyeonghaetda.

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Dictionary data from the Korean Basic Dictionary by the National Institute of Korean Language, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. We added the romanization. This page is shared under the same licence.