-기
gi
Grammar · 1 sense
Verb to noun
Examples
그 약은 작아서 먹기가 편해요.
The pill is small, so it's easy to take.
회사에 다니면서 공부하기가 힘들어요.
It's hard to study while working.
When you'd hear it
This is a neutral pattern used by speakers of all ages in everyday conversation and writing. Learners commonly encounter it in phrases describing activities as easy, difficult, enjoyable, or unpleasant, as well as in workplace and classroom contexts.
What learners get wrong
Learners often treat -기 and -는 것 as interchangeable. -기 commonly presents an activity as a task or experience being evaluated, while -는 것 more readily refers to an activity or situation as a concrete thing.
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