No. 553 in Korean
자기
"자기" means "oneself" or "honey/sweetheart" (informal term of endearment).
In a sentence
자기가 직접 준비했다.
They prepared it themselves.
In this sentence, '자기' refers to the subject themselves, used to emphasize that the action was performed by the individual being spoken about.
자기야, 여기 봐!
Honey, look here!
Here, '자기' is used as an affectionate term often between couples, translated as 'honey' or 'darling' in English.
자기도 같은 생각이에요?
Do you also think the same?
In this example, '자기' is used to refer to the listener conversationally, making the tone familiar or intimate.
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