Workbook: Easy Korean - Level 9, Unit 27: A frequent occurrence (-기 일쑤이다)

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Easy Korean - Level 9, Unit 27: Workbook

Practice 1: Conjugation

Change the verbs into the "frequent occurrence" form (-기 일쑤예요).

  1. 넘어지다 (to fall down) -> __________________
  2. 잃어버리다 (to lose something) -> __________________
  3. 다치다 (to get hurt) -> __________________
  4. 싸우다 (to fight) -> __________________

Practice 2: Match the Situation

Match the context with the frequent negative occurrence.

  1. 술을 많이 마시면... (If he drinks a lot of alcohol...)
  2. 아침에 늦게 일어나서... (Because I wake up late in the morning...)
  3. 그 식당은 너무 인기가 많아서... (Because that restaurant is so popular...)

a. 자리가 없기 일쑤예요. (It is a frequent occurrence that there are no seats.) b. 실수하기 일쑤예요. (He often makes mistakes.) c. 밥을 굶기 일쑤예요. (I often skip meals/starve.)

Practice 3: Translate to Korean

Translate using -기 일쑤예요 (or 일쑤였어요 for past).

  1. I often forget. (forget: 깜빡하다 -> 깜빡하기) -> 저는 ____________________________________.

  2. I used to frequently be late. (be late: 지각하다 -> past: 일쑤였어요) -> 저는 ____________________________________.

Answers

Practice 1 1. 넘어지기 일쑤예요 2. 잃어버리기 일쑤예요 3. 다치기 일쑤예요 4. 싸우기 일쑤예요

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

Practice 3 1. 깜빡하기 일쑤예요. 2. 지각하기 일쑤였어요.