"이 꽃이 예쁘게 생겼습니다."

Translation: This flower is beautifully formed.

[alexis_lew1]

OHHHHH so when koreans say "잘 생겼네" or "잘 생겼어" meaning "he's/you're hot/cute" whatever, they're really saying "he was formed well"

that's so cute. i feel like realizing this is a tumblr cliche but idc okay i figured it out

[LastSeong]

that's right! but if you ask them what they are saying in english they will say it means "your handsome" just a fun thought

[kerrijinr]

it should be translated to "this flower looks beautiful" 생겨 means looks

[nleconte]

For the record, 생기다 can also mean BE FORMED.

LOOKS only appears here as a free translation in this context.

[LastSeong]

adding to this, the meaning of 생기다 is to be formed. if you think about it that way it makes much more sense. though it doesn't translate to English well.

[Patcharamo12]

Yeah, I agree. When translating to English it doesn't sound natural.

[cyclol]

Then past tense of "be formed" is used here, so I think "was formed beautifully" should be accepted?

[Luke913095]

I agreed

[MeiMei557691]

Formed prettily. .same meaning?

[SvedishPlumber]

Yeah this is messed up as beautiful is 아름답다

[Pamela909830]

Yesterday I tried to describe a flower as beautiful. My Korean teacher corrected my writing 아름다워요 and said I had to use 예뻐요. We were almost out of class time, so he did not explain why. I am guessing that maybe 아름다워요 is reserved for people. Does any Korean know? Feb. 7, 2020.

[Pamela909830]

I am still wondering May 17, 2021.

[MeiMei557691]

This flower is beautifully formed...same meaning?

[VinnyWK]

A little unnatural. Should just be looks beautiful or similar

[Baron80397]

The word orders should both be accepted: beautifully formed and formed beautifully

[bantuist]

Be careful not to say "곷이" which is how some people say

[mm]

I think this should simply mean "this flower is pretty" or "this is a pretty flower"...

[abhikun]

그 여자는 예쁘게 생겼습니다.

[tnW73]

아름다운 과정으로 형성되었습니다?

[jiraiya1601]

can someone help, why do we add 게 after 예쁘 here?

[Pamela909830]

예쁘다 is an Adjective. 게 is an ADVERB ending.
"Beautifully" is an ADV modifying the verb "formed."

[jiraiya1601]

awesome, thanks for clarifying!

[YMFernandez]

Why is that "This flower is formed beautifully" incorrect? Thanks!

[VIXX_LuvMyself]

weird! Report it!

[Woodsman72]

Quite stupid and illogical sentence. If this flower looks good it means it WAS beautifully formed....

[Rav3n.90]

Not one person has ever said this in English lol

[Lori833159]

This flower is shaped beautifully - not accepted even though "is shaped" is in the vocabulary hint. :(

[eau_clair]

It's easier to understand in Chinese,长得好～～

[PaulHavig1]

This is one of those translations that you just get as close to the meaning as possible, I think. Some things just don't translate straight across very well.

[arimk]

Can someone provide an explanation of the "게" particle on the word 예쁘? Does it just mean something like "in this manner" (e.g., 예쁘게 => "in a beautiful manner")?

[VIXX_LuvMyself]

correct. 게 is like the adverb "ly".