Korean word

시아버지

Pronunciation

Romanizationsiabeoji

Meaning

  • nounfather-in-law

Example

오늘 시아버지가 집에 오셨어요.o neul si a beo ji ga chi be o syeo sseo yo

My father-in-law came to the house today.

Illustration for 시아버지 (father-in-law)

More examples

주말에 시아버지 댁에 가서 함께 식사했어요.chu ma re si a beo ji tae ge ka seo ham kke sik ssa hae sseo yo

I went to my father-in-law's house and ate with him over the weekend.

Core concept

A married woman's husband's father as a family relation by marriage.

Common phrases

  • 시아버지께 인사드리다si a beo ji kke in sa deu ri da

    pay one's respects to one's father-in-law

  • 시아버지 댁에 가다si a beo ji tae ge ka da

    go to one's father-in-law's house

Similar words

시아버님siabeonim: A respectful title for a woman's husband's father.
시부모sibumo: A spouse's parents considered together as one's in-laws.
장인changin: A wife's father, regarded as a relative by marriage.
시어머니sieomeoni: The mother of a woman's husband, regarded as a relative by marriage.

Definition in Korean

남편의 아버지를 이르는 말로, 며느리가 남편의 아버지를 가리킬 때 주로 사용함.nam pyeo nui a beo ji reul i reu neun mal lo myeo neu ri ga nam pyeo nui a beo ji reul ka ri kil ttae chu ro sa yong ham

Word origin

The word combines 시 (si, "a kinship marker for the husband's side") with 아버지 (abeoji, "father") to identify the husband's father.

Usage tips

  • The family side matters in Korean kinship terms, so this word is not a general label for every parent of a spouse.

Opposites

Related words

  • 시아버님siabeonimfather-in-lawnoun

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