Sudden in Korean 🇰🇷

갑작스럽다 info.

Tips to remember the word:
• Associate “갑작스럽다” (gapjakseureopda) with “abrupt gap jack” — imagine someone named Jack suddenly appearing out of a gap.
• The “갑” sound hints at something sudden or unexpected, as if it "snaps" into place.

Explanation:
• 갑작스럽다 means “sudden” or “abrupt,” used to describe something occurring without warning.
• It is an adjective that often describes unforeseen events or actions.

Similar words:
• 돌발적이다 (dolbaljeogida) – “abrupt” or “unexpected.”
• 예기치 않다 (yegichi anta) – “unforeseen” (more often used in adverbial or descriptive contexts).

Conjugations (casual to polite forms):
• Base form (dictionary): 갑작스럽다 (gapjakseureopda)
• Present polite: 갑작스러워요 (gapjaksseureowoyo)
• Past polite: 갑작스러웠어요 (gapjaksseureowosseoyo)
• Future (predicted): 갑작스러울 거예요 (gapjaksseureoul geoyeyo)
• Negative present: 갑작스럽지 않아요 (gapjakseureopji anayo)

Example sentences:
• “The news was sudden.”
→ 그 소식이 너무 갑작스러웠어요. (Geu sosigi neomu gapjaksseureowosseoyo.)
• “Her leaving was very sudden.”
→ 그녀의 떠남은 정말 갑작스러웠어요. (Geunyeoui tteonameun jeongmal gapjaksseureowosseoyo.)
• “I did not expect his sudden reaction.”
→ 그의 갑작스러운 반응은 예상치 못했어요. (Geuui gapjaksseureoun baneungeun yesaengchi mothaesseoyo.)

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