-기가 쉽다
-giga swipda
likely to; prone to
Attaches to verb stems to say that the action or state described is quite likely to happen — 'it's easy for X to happen' or 'prone to X'.
Form
- Attaches to
- Verb, Auxiliary
- Other shapes
- <유의> -기 십상이다
Meanings
- 1
An expression used to state that the act or state mentioned in the preceding statement is likely to occur.
앞말이 나타내는 행위를 하거나 그런 상태가 될 가능성이 많음을 나타내는 표현.
※ '이다', 동사와 형용사 또는 '-으시-' 뒤에 붙여 쓰고, '-기 쉽다'로도 쓴다.
Examples
환절기에는 감기에 걸리기가 쉽다.
It's easy to catch a cold when the seasons are changing.
도자기는 깨지기가 쉬우니 조심히 다루세요.
Ceramics break easily, so please handle them with care.
눈이 쌓이면 미끄러지기가 쉬우니 조심해야 한다.
When snow piles up, it's easy to slip, so you should be careful.
꼼꼼한 지수 씨도 오늘 실수를 했나 봐요. 아무리 꼼꼼한 사람이라도 서두르면 실수하기가 쉽지요.
Even meticulous Jisu seems to have made a mistake today. No matter how meticulous someone is, they're prone to mistakes when they rush.
꼼꼼한 지수 씨도 오늘 실수를 했나 봐요.
Even meticulous Jisu seems to have made a mistake today.
아무리 꼼꼼한 사람이라도 서두르면 실수하기가 쉽지요.
No matter how meticulous someone is, they're prone to mistakes when they rush.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Quick check
1. What does ‘-기가 쉽다’ mean?
2. Which form means “likely to; prone to”?