Deciding Whether to Continue a Hobby | Learn Korean in English

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1. 그림 수업을 계속하고 싶은지 잘 모르겠어.

   I am not sure whether I want to continue the painting class.

   그림

   painting

   수업

   class; lesson

   계속하고

   continue

   싶은지

   whether I want to

   잘 모르겠어

   I’m not sure

   More detail

   그림 means “painting” here. As a noun, it can also mean a drawing or picture in other contexts. 수업 means “class” or “lesson.” Together, 그림 수업 means “painting class,” and 을 marks that noun phrase as the object of 계속하다 (“to continue”). 계속하고 comes from 계속하다, “to continue.” Its ending -고 links this verb to the following expression in the pattern V-고 싶다, “want to V.” Thus, 계속하고 supplies the “continue” part; it does not express the desire by itself. 싶은지 is based on 싶다, “to want,” with the connective form -고 싶다 followed by -(으)ㄴ지, which makes an embedded question meaning “whether.” Because 싶다 ends in a consonant, this form is -은지, giving 싶은지. In 계속하고 싶은지, the meaning is “whether [I] want to continue.” The first-person subject is supported by the fixed translation. A reusable pattern is V-고 싶은지 모르다: “not know whether one wants to V.” 잘 모르겠어 means “I’m not sure.” 모르다 means “not know,” and -겠어 here presents the speaker’s current judgment or uncertainty rather than simply marking future time. In this expression, 잘 contributes the natural sense “clearly/well,” so the whole phrase conveys uncertainty. The ending -어 is an informal sentence ending suitable for casual speech. Putting the parts together, 그림 수업을 identifies the painting class as the object, 계속하고 싶은지 means “whether I want to continue it,” and 잘 모르겠어 says that the speaker is not sure. The complete meaning is: “I’m not sure whether I want to continue the painting class.”

2. 흥미를 잃고 있는 거야, 아니면 정해진 약속이 너무 부담스러운 거야?

   Are you losing interest, or is the fixed commitment too much?

   흥미를

   interest

   잃고 있는 거야

   are in the process of losing something

   아니면

   or

   정해진

   fixed; set

   약속

   commitment; promise

   너무

   too

   부담스러운 거야

   is burdensome

   More detail

   흥미를 means “interest” as the object of the verb that follows. 흥미 is a noun meaning interest or engagement, and -를 marks it as the object. The form 흥미를 잃다 is a useful Korean combination meaning “to lose interest”; it is more natural here than treating 흥미 as the thing that is merely absent. 잃고 있는 거야 comes from 잃다 (“to lose”). The form -고 있다 presents an action or change as ongoing, so 잃고 있다 means “be losing.” 거야 is the conversational contraction of 것이야; here it presents the speaker’s interpretation and makes the question sound like “is it that you are …?” The reusable pattern is V-고 있는 거야?, “Are you in the process of V-ing?” Together, 흥미를 잃고 있는 거야 asks whether the listener is currently losing interest. The subject is understood from the context as “you”; Korean commonly leaves such a subject unspoken when it is clear. 아니면 means “or” when offering an alternative, especially in a question. It links the first possible explanation with the second one. 정해진 comes from 정해지다, “to be decided, determined, or set,” not directly from 정하다. Its -ㄴ form modifies a noun, so 정해진 약속 describes a commitment or arrangement that has been set. A useful contrast is 정한 약속, formed from 정하다 and meaning a commitment someone decided or made; 정해진 emphasizes the resulting set status. 약속 is a noun meaning a promise or an arranged commitment/appointment. In this sentence, the fixed translation supports the sense “commitment”: an arrangement that feels demanding, rather than simply a promise as a statement. For example, 약속을 지켜요 means “I keep the promise” or “I keep the appointment,” depending on context. 너무 means “too” here, indicating an excessive degree. It comes before the descriptive predicate it modifies: 너무 부담스럽다 means “to be too burdensome.” In other contexts, 너무 can also be used more loosely for “very,” but the intended meaning here is excessive burden. 부담스러운 거야 is based on 부담스럽다, “to feel burdensome, stressful, or like too much.” 부담스러운 is its modifier form before 것 in the contracted pattern 부담스러운 것이야; the whole expression functions as the predicate, meaning “is burdensome” or “feels like too much.” 거야 again comes from 것이야 and frames the statement as the speaker’s interpretation. The pattern N이/가 부담스러운 거야? asks whether something is what feels burdensome. The second part, 정해진 약속이 너무 부담스러운 거야?, therefore asks whether the set commitment feels too burdensome. The subject marker -이 marks 정해진 약속 as the thing being described by 부담스럽다. The complete question combines two alternatives: 흥미를 잃고 있는 거야? (“Are you losing interest?”) and 정해진 약속이 너무 부담스러운 거야? (“Or does the fixed commitment feel like too much?”). It asks which of these two explanations accounts for the uncertainty about continuing the class, without asserting that either explanation is true.

3. 둘 다 조금씩 그런 것 같아. 그림 그리는 건 좋아하지만 수업이 스트레스로 느껴져.

   A bit of both. I like painting, but the class feels stressful.

   둘 다

   both

   조금씩

   a little each; to some extent

   그런 것 같아

   seems to be like that

   그림 그리는 건

   as for drawing or painting

   좋아하지만

   like, but

   수업이

   the class

   스트레스로

   as stress

   느껴져

   feels

   More detail

   둘 다 means “both,” referring to the two alternatives raised in the preceding question. 둘 is the number word “two,” and 다 adds the meaning “both/all of them.” Here it supports the translation “a bit of both,” without specifying a different number of participants or things. 조금씩 means “a little of each” or “to some extent.” The ending -씩 distributes an amount across items or occasions: 조금씩 can therefore suggest that both sides apply in small degrees. Example: 조금씩 먹어요. — “I eat a little at a time.” 그런 것 같아 is an informal way to say “it seems to be like that” or “I think so.” 그런 is the form of 그렇다 used before a noun-like element, 것 turns the situation into “the fact/thing,” and 같아 is the informal present form of 같다, “to seem/be similar.” Together, -는 것 같다 is a reusable pattern for a tentative impression: 비가 오는 것 같아. — “It seems to be raining.” 그림 그리는 건 means “as for drawing or painting.” 그림 그리다 is the verb phrase “to draw pictures/paint,” and 그리는 is its form before a noun-like element, describing an ongoing or general activity. 건 is the contracted spoken form of 것은, marking that activity as the topic. The Korean expression is broad enough for the fixed translation’s “painting”; it does not by itself specify a particular medium. 좋아하지만 means “like, but.” Its base form is 좋아하다, “to like,” and -지만 attaches to it to connect a contrasting clause: 좋아하지만 literally presents liking something and then introduces a qualification. Example: 커피를 좋아하지만 밤에는 안 마셔요. — “I like coffee, but I do not drink it at night.” 수업이 means “the class” as the grammatical subject. 수업 is “class” or “lesson,” and the subject marker 이 marks it as the thing that has the feeling described in the following clause. The definite interpretation “the class” comes from the fixed translation and context, not from 이 alone. 스트레스로 means “as stress” or “as stressful stress.” 스트레스 is the noun “stress,” and -로 marks the role or form in which something is experienced or understood. In this sentence, it helps express that the class is experienced in the form of stress. -로 has other uses too, such as marking means or direction, so its exact function comes from the surrounding predicate. 느껴져 means “feels” or “is felt.” Its base form is 느껴지다, “to be felt/seem,” and this is its informal present form. Unlike 느끼다, “to feel” actively, 느껴지다 presents an experience as something that feels a certain way to the experiencer: 이 방은 따뜻하게 느껴져. — “This room feels warm.” Together, 그림 그리는 건 좋아하지만 sets up a contrast: the speaker likes the activity of drawing or painting, while 수업이 스트레스로 느껴져 says that the class is experienced as stressful. Combined with 둘 다 조금씩 그런 것 같아, the utterance means that both sides of the earlier either-or question apply to some extent: the speaker has some of both feelings. The informal endings make this suitable for a casual conversation.

4. 그 취미가 편안한 활동에서 또 하나의 의무로 바뀐 것 같아.

   Maybe the hobby changed from relaxing to another obligation.

   그

   the

   취미

   hobby

   편안한

   relaxing

   활동

   activity

   또 하나의

   another

   의무

   obligation

   바뀐

   changed

   것 같아

   seems like

   More detail

   그 is an attributive demonstrative meaning “that” and, in this sentence, is naturally rendered as “the” because the hobby is understood from the context. Its exact referent is the hobby identified by the fixed translation and surrounding exchange; the form itself does not specify a noun’s gender or number. 취미 means “hobby.” It is the noun marked as the subject by the following 가: 취미가 means “the hobby” as the thing undergoing the change. Example: 새 취미를 찾고 있어. — “I’m looking for a new hobby.” 편안한 means “relaxing” or “comfortable” here. It is the attributive form of the descriptive verb 편안하다 (“to be comfortable/relaxing”): 편안하다 → 편안한 before a noun. In 편안한 활동, it describes the activity, not the hobby directly. Example: 편안한 음악을 들어. — “I listen to relaxing music.” 활동 means “activity.” Together, 편안한 활동 is “a relaxing activity.” The following 에서 marks this phrase as the starting state or source in the change: Korean commonly uses the pattern A에서 B로 바뀌다, “change from A to B.” 또 하나의 means “another” or “one more.” It modifies the noun that follows, so 또 하나의 의무 means “another obligation.” This does not by itself assert a precise numerical count; it presents the obligation as an additional one. Example: 또 하나의 문제가 생겼어. — “Another problem has come up.” 의무 means “obligation” or “duty.” The particle 로 in 의무로 marks the resulting state: 또 하나의 의무로 means “into another obligation.” 바뀐 is the attributive form of the intransitive verb 바뀌다, “to change” or “become different”: 바뀌다 → 바뀐 when it modifies a following noun or the noun-like expression 것. It describes a changed state here. Do not confuse it with transitive 바꾸다, “to change something”; 바뀌다 presents the subject as undergoing the change. Example: 계획이 바뀌었어. — “The plan changed.” 것 같아 is an informal construction meaning “seems like” or “it seems that.” With a preceding attributive form, 바뀐 것 같아 means “it seems to have changed.” The sentence therefore expresses the speaker’s assessment rather than stating the change with complete certainty. The ending -아 gives the construction a casual conversational style. Putting the parts together, 그 취미가 identifies the hobby as the subject; 편안한 활동에서 gives the state it changed from; 또 하나의 의무로 gives the state it changed into; and 바뀐 것 같아 presents this as an impression. The whole utterance means: “Maybe the hobby changed from a relaxing activity into another obligation.”

5. 응, 재미라기보다는 또 하나의 할 일처럼 느껴져.

   Yes, it feels less like fun and more like another task.

   응

   Yes

   재미라기보다는

   rather than fun

   또 하나의

   another

   할 일

   task

   처럼

   like

   느껴져

   feels

   More detail

   응 is an informal affirmative, suitable for a casual conversation. A more formal affirmative is 네; this choice does not itself add information about the number or identity of the participants. 재미라기보다는 sets up a contrast: “rather than being fun.” It is built from 재미 (“fun/enjoyment”) and the pattern -라기보다는, used after a noun or noun-like expression to say that the description in question is less accurate than the following one. The following clause supplies the stronger comparison. Example: 휴식이라기보다는 훈련에 가까워. — “Rather than rest, it is closer to training.” 또 하나의 means “another” or “one more.” 또 adds the sense of an additional item, while 하나의 links that item to the noun that follows. Here it modifies 할 일, so the utterance presents the task as an additional thing to do. This is not a standalone claim that a specific numerical total has been counted. 할 일 means “a task” or “something to do.” 할 is the attributive form of the verb 하다 (“to do”), and it modifies 일 (“thing, matter, task”): 할 일 is literally “a thing to do.” The form 하다 can appear as 해 in a casual present-style form, 했다 for a completed past action, and 할 before a noun for this kind of prospective or intended relation. Example: 오늘 할 일이 많아. — “I have a lot to do today.” 처럼 means “like” or “as.” It follows a noun or noun phrase to compare something with it. In this sentence, 또 하나의 할 일처럼 means “like another task,” rather than asserting that it is literally identical to a task. Example: 그 소리는 새처럼 들려. — “That sound sounds like a bird.” 느껴져 is the casual present-style form of 느껴지다, meaning “to feel” or “to seem.” The form presents an impression or perceived character; the omitted subject is understood from the situation, while the sentence does not need to identify a particular person experiencing it. The related active verb 느끼다 means “to feel” in the sense of someone experiencing something, whereas 느껴지다 focuses on how something comes across or feels. Example: 오늘은 시간이 빨리 느껴져. — “Today, time feels fast.” Together, 재미라기보다는 contrasts fun with the description that follows. 또 하나의 할 일처럼 characterizes the activity as another task, and 느껴져 says that this is how it feels or comes across. With the opening 응, the whole utterance means: “Yes, it feels less like fun and more like another task.”

6. 대신 집에서 편하게 연습하는 걸로 바꿔도 돼.

   You could switch to casual practice at home instead.

   대신

   instead

   집

   home

   편하게

   comfortably; casually

   연습하는 걸로

   by practicing; as the practice option

   바꿔도 돼

   can switch; may change

   More detail

   대신 means “instead” here and marks an alternative to the option already under discussion. It commonly appears with a replacement choice: A 대신 B means “B instead of A.” In this sentence it comes first, so it frames what follows as the alternative. 집 is the noun “home” or “house.” The following location marker 에서 makes 집에서 mean “at home” here; 에서 marks the place where an action happens. Example: 집에서 공부해요. — “I study at home.” 편하게 means “comfortably” here, with the compatible sense “casually” or “without pressure.” It is the adverbial form of 편하다 (“to be comfortable”): 편하다 → 편하게. This form describes how the practice is done, rather than describing the noun 집. 연습하는 걸로 presents practicing as the selected option or arrangement. 연습하는 comes from 연습하다 (“to practice”) and is the form that modifies the noun-like expression 것; 연습하는 것 means “practicing” or “the act of practicing.” In everyday speech, 것을 and related forms are often contracted, so 것으로 becomes 걸로 here. The pattern V-는 걸로 하다 can mean “decide on doing V” or “make it the arrangement to do V”; in this sentence, 걸로 is followed by 바꾸다, so the meaning is “change it to practicing.” 바꿔도 돼 expresses permission: “it is okay to change [it]” or “you may switch [it].” The base verb is 바꾸다 (“to change, switch”); its connective form before 도 is 바꿔 (바꾸어 contracted to 바꿔). -아/어도 되다 is the pattern “it is okay to … / may …”: 가도 돼요 means “You may go.” The omitted subject is understood from the fixed translation as “you,” while the thing being changed is the current arrangement. Putting the parts together, 대신 introduces an alternative, 집에서 gives its location, 편하게 describes the relaxed manner, and 연습하는 걸로 identifies practicing as the replacement arrangement. 바꿔도 돼 asks or states that switching to that arrangement is permitted. The whole utterance therefore means: “You could switch to casual practice at home instead.”

7. 그러면 정해진 일정 없이도 좋은 점은 유지할 수 있겠네.

   Then I can keep the benefit without the fixed schedule.

   그러면

   then; in that case

   정해진

   fixed; set

   일정

   schedule

   없이도

   even without

   좋은

   good

   점

   point; benefit

   유지할

   keep; maintain

   수 있겠네

   can, apparently

   More detail

   그러면 is a discourse connector meaning “then” or “in that case.” It links the sentence to a condition or proposal already under discussion. A reusable pattern is 그러면 + clause: 그러면 오늘 시작해요. — “Then let’s start today.” 정해진 comes from 정해지다, “to be decided” or “to be set.” Its form here modifies the noun that follows: 정해진 일정 means “a schedule that has been set.” This is different from 정한 일정, which means “a schedule that someone set,” using 정하다 (“to decide/set”) as the base verb. 일정 means “schedule” or “planned timetable.” In this sentence it is the thing that could be absent: 일정이 있다 means “there is a schedule,” while 일정 없이 means “without a schedule.” 없이도 combines 없이, “without,” with 도, which adds “even” or “also.” Thus 일정 없이도 means “even without a schedule.” The 도 highlights that the following result remains possible despite the absence of a fixed schedule. For example, 예약 없이도 들어갈 수 있어요. means “You can enter even without a reservation.” 좋은 is the attributive form of the descriptive verb 좋다, “to be good.” 좋다 becomes 좋은 before a noun: 좋은 방법 means “a good method.” Here it modifies 점, rather than functioning as a standalone predicate. 점 can mean a point, aspect, or score. In 좋은 점, the intended meaning is “benefit” or “good point,” as confirmed by the fixed translation. The combination is therefore a useful way to say that something has an advantage: 이 방법의 좋은 점은 간단하다는 거예요. — “The good point about this method is that it is simple.” 유지할 comes from the verb 유지하다, “to maintain” or “keep.” The ending -ㄹ makes it modify the following 수 in the possibility pattern -ㄹ 수 있다: 유지할 수 있다 means “can maintain” or “is able to keep.” The observed form is not a form of 점; 유지하다 is its own verb. 수 있겠네 completes the possibility expression. 수 있다 expresses ability or possibility, while -겠- here presents the conclusion as an inference or newly recognized possibility, and -네 gives the sentence a conversational “I see/it seems” tone. The subject is not overtly marked in this Korean form; the fixed translation identifies the intended actor as “I.” A plain possibility statement would be 유지할 수 있어요 — “I can maintain it.” Together, 그러면 (“then”) introduces the result of the preceding proposal. 정해진 일정 없이도 좋은 점 means “the benefit even without a fixed schedule,” and 유지할 수 있겠네 means “it seems I can keep/maintain [it].” The whole utterance therefore means: “Then I can keep the benefit without the fixed schedule,” with a conversational sense of recognizing that this is possible.

8. 취미는 네가 되고 싶은 이상적인 모습보다 네 삶에 맞아야 해.

   Hobbies should fit your life, not just your ideal self.

   취미

   hobby; hobbies

   네가

   you

   되고 싶은

   want to become

   이상적인

   ideal

   모습

   모습; self-image

   삶

   life

   맞아야 해

   should fit

   More detail

   취미 means “hobby” here. It is a noun, and the plural meaning “hobbies” is understood from context rather than marked by a plural ending. Example: 취미가 뭐예요? means “What is your hobby?” 네가 is 너 (“you”) plus the subject marker -가. It marks “you” as the subject of the following description: the person who wants to become something. 네 is the possessive form of 너 before a noun, as in 네 삶 (“your life”), while 네가 is the subject form. 되고 싶은 is the modifier “that [someone] wants to become.” It combines 되다 (“to become”) with -고 싶다 (“want to do/be”) and the modifier ending -은 on 싶다: 되고 싶다 → 되고 싶은 before a noun. Here, 네가 supplies the person who has the desire, and 모습 is the noun being described. Example: 의사가 되고 싶은 학생 means “a student who wants to become a doctor.” 이상적인 means “ideal.” It is the noun-modifying form of 이상적 (“ideal”): 이상적이다 is the descriptive form, and 이상적인 모습 means “an ideal 모습/form.” 모습 refers here to the ideal self or form you want to become. It can also mean someone’s visible appearance or the way someone looks in a particular state, but the fixed translation supports the “ideal self” meaning here. 네가 되고 싶은 이상적인 모습 therefore means “your ideal self—the form you want to become.” 삶 means “life,” especially one’s life as lived or organized. In 네 삶, it is combined with 네 (“your”) to mean “your life.” Example: 자신의 삶을 선택하다 means “to choose one’s own life.” 맞아야 해 comes from 맞다 (“to fit” or “to be suitable”) plus -아야 하다, which expresses necessity. 해야 해 is the conversational form of 해야 하다; here 맞아야 해 means “should fit” or “needs to fit.” The form expresses a requirement, not a simple prediction. Example: 이 계획은 현실에 맞아야 해. means “This plan needs to fit reality.” The remaining structure connects these pieces. 취미는 sets “hobbies” as the topic. 네가 되고 싶은 이상적인 모습보다 uses -보다 to compare against “the ideal self you want to become”; 보다 means “than” in this comparison. The comparison is followed by 네 삶에 맞아야 해: hobbies should fit your life. Thus the whole utterance means, “Hobbies should fit your life, not just your ideal self.”

9. 수업을 잠시 쉬면 내가 그리워하는지 알 수 있을지도 모르겠어.

   Maybe pausing the class would show whether I miss it.

   수업을

   the class

   잠시

   briefly

   쉬면

   if [someone] takes a break

   내가

   I

   그리워하는지

   whether [I] miss it

   알 수 있을지도 모르겠어

   might be able to know

   More detail

   수업을 means “the class” here, with 을 marking it as the object of 쉬다: the class is the activity being paused or taken a break from. 수업 is a noun meaning “class” or “lesson”; 수업이 있다 means “there is a class,” while 수업을 듣다 means “attend/take a class.” 잠시 means “for a short while” or “briefly.” It limits the duration of the break, so it does not by itself mean that the class is ended permanently. A reusable pattern is 잠시 + verb, as in 잠시 기다려요 (“Please wait a moment”). 쉬면 comes from 쉬다 (“to rest; to take a break”) plus -면, a conditional form meaning “if/when.” The subject of this verb is not stated in the Korean wording; the fixed translation presents the situation as pausing the class, without requiring an overt subject here. 쉬다 is different from 그만두다 (“to quit”): a break can be temporary, whereas quitting normally ends the activity. 내가 is the first-person pronoun 나 (“I”) with 가, the subject marker. In this sentence it explicitly marks “I” as the subject of the embedded clause that follows, so the relevant question is whether I miss it. The form 나 is commonly used with particles; 나는 marks a topic, while 내가 presents the speaker as the subject. 그리워하는지 comes from 그리워하다 (“to miss; to long for”) plus -는지, which turns the clause into an indirect question meaning “whether” or “if.” Here 내가 그리워하는지 means “whether I miss it,” with the fixed translation identifying the missed thing as the class. 그리워하다 is a lexical verb; do not treat 그리워하는지 as a form of 그립다, even though the two are related in meaning. For example, 그가 고향을 그리워하는지 모르겠어요 means “I do not know whether he misses his hometown.” 알 수 있을지도 모르겠어 combines 알다 (“to know”) with -을 수 있다 (“can be able to”), -을지도 모르다 (“might”), and the informal ending -겠어. In this sentence, 알 수 있다 means “be able to find out,” not simply possess knowledge already. The layered form 알 수 있을지도 모르겠어 expresses uncertainty about that possibility: “I might be able to find out” or “Maybe I’ll be able to know.” 모르겠어 is an informal spoken ending; a more formal version would be 모르겠어요. Together, 수업을 잠시 쉬면 sets up the condition “if the class is paused for a short while.” The result, 내가 그리워하는지 알 수 있을지도 모르겠어, says that this may reveal whether I miss the class. Thus the whole utterance means: “Maybe pausing the class would show whether I miss it.”

10. 갑자기 그만두거나 억지로 계속하는 것보다 그게 낫겠다.

    That is better than quitting suddenly or forcing yourself.

    갑자기

    suddenly

    그만두거나

    quit or

    억지로

    forcibly

    계속하는

    continuing

    것보다

    rather than

    그게

    that

    낫겠다

    would be better

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    갑자기 means “suddenly.” It is an adverb, so it describes how an event happens. For example, 갑자기 비가 와요 means “It suddenly rains.” 그만두거나 comes from 그만두다, “to quit” or “to stop,” plus -거나, which connects alternatives: “or.” The ending -거나 is attached to the relevant verb form; for example, 먹거나 마셔요 means “I eat or drink.” Here, quitting is one of the alternatives being compared. 억지로 means doing something by force or against one’s inclination. In this sentence it describes the manner of 계속하는, not a separate participant or action. 억지로 하다 can mean “to force oneself to do it” when the context makes that interpretation clear. 계속하는 comes from 계속하다, “to continue,” with the noun-modifying ending -는. The resulting form modifies the following noun phrase: 계속하는 것 means “the act of continuing.” Compare 계속해요, “continue,” with 계속하는 것, “continuing / the act of continuing.” 것보다 consists of 것, a noun meaning “thing” or “act,” and 보다, which marks the comparison standard. The pattern A보다 B가 낫다 means “B is better than A.” Here, 그만두거나 억지로 계속하는 것보다 means “than quitting suddenly or forcing oneself to continue.” 그게 is the contracted form of 그것이: 그것 (“that thing”) plus the subject marker 이, contracted in ordinary usage. In the supplied translation, it refers to the option being judged better, but the fixed sentence does not specify that option by a separate noun. The same pattern is reusable with a clearly identified thing: 그게 더 좋아요 means “That is better.” 낫겠다 comes from 낫다, “to be better,” with -겠-. In this sentence, -겠- presents the speaker’s judgment or conclusion about what would be better, giving the natural meaning “would be better.” It is not the verb 낳다, “to give birth,” even though the forms sound similar in some pronunciations. Together, 갑자기 그만두거나 gives “quitting suddenly,” while 억지로 계속하는 것 gives “forcing oneself to continue.” 그게 identifies the option under evaluation, and 낫겠다 states the judgment. The complete meaning is: “That would be better than quitting suddenly or forcing yourself to continue.”