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TOPIK 5noun

동기

donggi

동기가 · 동기를

motive, motivation

Example

경찰은 범행 동기를 조사하고 있습니다.

The police are investigating the motive for the crime.

Word parts

동 move기 trigger

Literally 'what triggers movement'.

Good to know

Its homonym 동기 means 'peer from the same year or class'.