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Good For This -기 좋아요

The park is lovely for a walk, but the road is bad for cycling. Attach -기 좋다 or -기 안 좋다 to say an activity is suitable or unsuitable: 산책하기 좋아요, “it’s good for taking a walk.”

i dosineun salgiga joayo.

This city is nice to live in.

Hint · 힌트

기 doesn’t just build a gerund for 전에 and 로 to attach to, it turns the whole verb into an actual noun, which is why 가 (the subject marker from 은/는 vs 이/가) can attach right after it. 살기가 좋아요 literally parses as “[the act of] living is good.”

i chaegeun swiwoseo ilkgiga joayo.

This book is easy, so it's good to read.

bomeneun nalssiga ttatteuthaeseo sanchaekhagiga joayo.

In spring, the weather is warm, so it's good for walking.

doseogwani joyonghaeseo chaegeul ilkgiga joasseoyo.

The library was quiet, so it was good for reading.

geuncheoe gongwoni eopseoseo undonghagi an joayo.

There's no park nearby, so it's not good for exercising.

In Real Life

Notice that last sentence dropped 가: 운동하기 안 좋아요, not 운동하기가 안 좋아요. Both are correct, and you’ll hear the shorter version constantly in casual speech, the same optional-particle-dropping pattern from 아니에요 and 을/를 해요.

i seuweteoneun chuun nalssie ipgiga joayo.

This sweater is good to wear in cold weather.

keopineun jagi jeone masigi an joayo.

Coffee is not good to drink before sleeping.

Vocabulary

Korean	English
거실 geosil	living room
주방 jubang	kitchen
욕실 yoksil	bathroom
베란다 beranda	balcony
경치 gyeongchi	scenery, view
깨끗하다 kkaekkeutada	to be clean
넓다 neopda	to be spacious
좁다 jopda	to be narrow, cramped
밝다 bakda	to be bright
어둡다 eodupda	to be dark
월세 wolse	monthly rent
전세 jeonse	lump-sum lease deposit
이사하다 isahada	to move house
가구 gagu	furniture
세탁기 setakgi	washing machine
에어컨 eeokeon	air conditioner
인테리어 interieo	interior, decor
관리비 gwallibi	maintenance fee
전망 jeonmang	view, prospect
채광 chaegwang	natural light

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