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Korean expression

쉽다

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What does 쉽다 mean?

쉽다 means "Not difficult." in Korean.

How it works here

쉽다 says that something is simple or easy to do.

When it's used

Used to say that something has a low level of difficulty and can be done without much effort.

The line

야, 근데 이건 쉽다, 이건 쉽다

Hey, but this one is easy, this one is easy.

The speaker looks at an exam question and briefly evaluates its difficulty.

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More examples

  1. 이 문제는 생각보다 쉬워.

    This problem is easier than I expected.

  2. 이 방법이면 초보자도 쉽게 할 수 있습니다.

    With this method, even beginners can do it easily.

Quick check

What does this mean here?

쉽다

야, 근데 이건 쉽다, 이건 쉽다

  • Difficult
  • It means that something is not difficult and is simple to do.
  • Noisy
  • Complicated
Show the answer

It means that something is not difficult and is simple to do.

An adjective describing a current state. Its opposite is 어렵다 (to be difficult), and it is also often used in the adverbial form 쉽게 (easily).

Other words in this line

근데
But; by the way
이거
This one

Same expression in other scenes

  • 쉽지 — It is not difficult and is simple.

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