Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI am easy | |||
| NegativeI am not easy |
Conjugation
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Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI was easy | |||
| NegativeI was not easy |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will be easy | |||
| NegativeI won’t be easy |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI am easy (respectfully) | ||
| PastI was easy (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will be easy (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) being easy, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) being easy, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I am easy
- Because (-(으)니까) because I am easy
- But (-지만) I am easy, but…
How to use 쉽다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
한글은 생각보다 배우기 정말 쉬워요.
Hangul is really easy to learn, easier than you'd think.
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Past
오늘 한국어 시험은 생각보다 쉬웠어요.
Today's Korean test was easier than I thought.
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Future
지도가 있으면 찾기 쉬울 거예요.
With a map it'll be easy to find.
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Honorific
할머니는 이 앱이 쓰기 쉬우세요?
Grandma, do you find this app easy to use?
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Connectives
문제는 쉽지만 시간이 너무 부족해요.
The questions are easy, but there's far too little time.
Good to know
- 쉽다 is a ㅂ adjective (쉬워요); -기 쉽다 after a verb means it is easy to do, or easily happens.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.