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V-기(가) 쉽다 · V-기 십상이다 — likely to … · bound to end up … — things that easily go wrong (Lesson 2B-4 -기 쉽다, now 'likely')

Likely to … · bound to end up … — things that easily go wrong (Lesson 2B-4 -기 쉽다, now 'likely'). Korean grammar for advanced learners — Level 5B, lesson 2: 합격 그 후, 수강 신청 (After the admission letter: registering for classes — a syllabus, a timetable, and the 9 am registration war).

What it means

V-기 쉽다 from Lesson 2B-4 has a second meaning, 'likely to end up …': 감기에 걸리기 쉬워요 'you can easily catch a cold'. V-기 십상이다 is stronger — it is almost certain to happen: 1교시를 넣으면 늦잠 자기 십상이에요. Add -기(가) 쉽다 or -기 십상이다 to a verb; -기 does not change with 받침. Both are used for things that go wrong, usually after a condition with -(으)면: 급하게 신청하면 실수하기 쉬워요.

Forms

PatternWhenExample
V-기(가) 쉽다동사 — 그렇게 되기 쉬움차다 → 정원이 차기 쉬워요
V-기 십상이다동사 · 상태 형용사 — 거의 틀림없이늦잠 자다 → 늦잠 자기 십상이에요

Key points

Examples

Where university textbooks teach it

This point also appears in: Seoul National University Korean 2B, lesson 13; Hongik University Korean 2A, lesson 5; Yonsei University Korean 3-1, lesson 6; Ewha Womans University Korean 2-2, lesson 13; Seoul National University Korean 5B, lesson 4; Hongik University Korean 5A, lesson 2.

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