TOPIK 3The official curriculum files 씩 in its word list, as a level 3 suffix.
씩 (ssik) means "each, at a time".
Means 'each' or 'apiece'. Distributes items.
Checked against the official learner dictionary from the National Institute of Korean Language
- Comes after an amount. Same after a consonant or a vowel.
Build it
When to use it
Each person gets
The same amount for everyone.
Per time period
With 에 e: "… a day, a week".
Bit by bit
A small amount at a time.
One at a time
One after another.
Watch out
No space before 씩 ssik.
Put it on the amount. "Per person" is 당 dang.
In context
8 examples- 1
사과 한 개씩 먹어요.
Sagwa han gaessik meogeoyo.
Eat one apple each.
- 2
하루에 3번씩 약을 드세요.
Harue 3beonssik yageul deuseyo.
Take medicine 3 times a day (each day).
- 3
하루에 물을 2리터씩 마셔요.
Harue mureul 2riteossik masyeoyo.
I drink two liters of water a day.
- 4
한 명씩 차례대로 들어오세요.
Han myeongssik charyedaero deureooseyo.
Please come in one at a time, in order.
- 5
매달 10만 원씩 저축하고 있어요.
Maedal 10man wonssik jeochukago isseoyo.
I'm saving 100,000 won a month.
- 6
천천히 조금씩 드세요.
Cheoncheonhi jogeumssik deuseyo.
Eat slowly, a little at a time.
- 7
우리 하나씩 나눠 먹자.
Uri hanassik nanwo meokja.
Let's split them, one each.
- 8
하루에 한 과씩 공부해요.
Harue han gwassik gongbuhaeyo.
I study one lesson a day.
Practice
8 questions두 개 씩 가져가세요.
Du gae ssik gajyeogaseyo.
Take two each.
씩 vs 마다
마다 mada means "every" and goes on the thing that repeats. 씩 goes on the amount you get each time:
- 날마다 운동해요. nalmada undonghaeyo "I exercise every day."
- 하루에 한 시간씩 운동해요. harue han siganssik undonghaeyo "I exercise an hour a day."
They often team up in one sentence:
- 사람마다 두 개씩 가져가세요. sarammada du gaessik gajyeogaseyo "Everyone take two each."
씩 on question words
씩 also works with 얼마 eolma · how much and 몇 myeot · how many. It's what you use to ask a price per item:
- 이거 얼마씩이에요? igeo eolmassigieyo "How much are these each?"
- 몇 개씩 줄까요? myeot gaessik julkkayo "How many should I give each person?"
Hanja in this lesson
Words from the examples that are written with Chinese characters. Tap a character to see its page.
Look it up in the dictionary
The entry for 씩 in two trusted Korean dictionaries.
