Easy Korean - Level 9, Unit 18: Workbook

Practice 1: Conjugation

Change the verbs into the "on the verge of" form (-(으)ㄹ 지경이다). Use the polite present tense.

1. 죽다 (to die) -> __________________
2. 미치다 (to go crazy) -> __________________
3. 쓰러지다 (to collapse) -> __________________
4. 숨 막히다 (to suffocate) -> 숨 __________________

Practice 2: Match the Extreme Situation

Match the cause with the extreme result.

1. 하루 종일 아무것도 안 먹어서... (Because I didn't eat anything all day...)
2. 너무 시끄러워서... (Because it is so loud...)
3. 일이 너무 많아서... (Because there is so much work...)

a. 과로로 쓰러질 지경이에요. (I'm on the verge of collapsing from overwork.) b. 배고파 죽을 지경이에요. (I'm hungry to the point of dying.) c. 귀가 아플 지경이에요. (My ears hurt to the point of pain.)

Practice 3: Translate to Korean

Translate using -(으)ㄹ 지경이에요.

1. I am on the verge of going crazy. (go crazy: 미치다) -> ____________________________________.

2. I am tired to the point of dying. (tired: 피곤하다 / die: 죽다) -> 피곤해서 ____________________________________.

Answers

Practice 1 1. 죽을 지경이에요 2. 미칠 지경이에요 3. 쓰러질 지경이에요 4. 숨 막힐 지경이에요

Practice 2 1-b, 2-c, 3-a

Practice 3 1. 미칠 지경이에요. 2. 피곤해서 죽을 지경이에요.