gapjagi iri saenggyeoseo yaksogeul chwisohaesseoyo.

Something suddenly came up, so I canceled the appointment.

Breakdown of gapjagi iri saenggyeoseo yaksogeul chwisohaesseoyo.

• ~이: subject particle
• ~을: object particle
• ~어서: so
• 약속: appointment

Questions & Answers about gapjagi iri saenggyeoseo yaksogeul chwisohaesseoyo.

What does 일이 생기다 mean here? Is it literally a thing is created?

In this sentence, 일이 생기다 is a very common expression meaning something came up or something happened.

• 일 can mean work, matter, issue, or something to deal with
• 생기다 literally means to occur, to come into being, or to arise

So 갑자기 일이 생겨서 does not mean something like a job was born. It means:

• because something suddenly came up
• because an unexpected matter arose

This is a very natural Korean excuse or explanation.

Why is it 생겨서 and not 생기어서?

생겨서 is the contracted, natural form of 생기어서.

The verb is 생기다. When you attach -어서/-아서, Korean often contracts the form in everyday speech:

• 생기어서 → 생겨서

This kind of contraction is very common and sounds much more natural.

What does -아서/-어서 mean in this sentence?