Korean word

시집가다

Pronunciation

Romanizationsijipkkada

Meaning

  • verbmarry into a family

Example

동생이 다음 달에 시집가요.tong saeng i ta eum ta re si jip kka yo

My younger sister is getting married next month.

Illustration for 시집가다 (marry into a family)

More examples

그녀는 친구들에게 '나도 언젠가 시집가고 싶어'라고 말했어요.keu nyeo neun chin gu deu re ge na do eon jen ga si jip kka go si peo ra go mal hae sseo yo

She told her friends, "I want to marry into a family someday, too."

Core concept

A woman begins married life by moving into her husband's family home.

Common phrases

  • 곧 시집가다kot si jip kka da

    soon marry into a family

Similar words

결혼하다kyeolhonhada: Two people start life together as a married couple.
시집오다sijiboda: A woman comes into her husband's household through marriage.
장가가다changgagada: A man becomes a husband by marrying a woman.
혼인하다honinhada: A couple establishes a marriage through official or ceremonial means.

Definition in Korean

여자가 남편 집으로 들어가 결혼 생활을 시작하는 것을 말한다.yeo ja ga nam pyeon chi beu ro teu reo ga kyeol hon saeng hwa reul si ja ka neun keo seul mal han da

Word origin

The word joins a term for the husband's family home with a verb meaning go, preserving the image of a woman going there to begin married life.

Usage tips

  • This word is not the general choice for every marriage because it highlights a woman's joining her husband's family rather than marriage alone.

Opposites

  • 장가가다changgagadatake a wifeverb

Related words

  • 시집살이sijipssarimarried life in one's husband's familynoun

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