가볍다
ga-byeop-da
A light bag, light legs, a lighter heart: one Korean word
The picture Almost nothing pulls it down, so one fingertip hooked under it is enough to lift it. gabyeopda is barely pulled and lifts easily; mugeopda is pulled down and sagging.
Where the picture shows up in 가볍다
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One finger lifts it
이 가방이 더 가벼워요.
i ga-bang-i deo ga-byeo-wo-yo
This bag is easier to carry.
The strap hooked on one finger and lifted, and the arm never drops
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Stairs two at a time
푹 자고 나니 몸이 가벼워요.
puk ja-go na-ni mo-mi ga-byeo-wo-yo
After a good sleep I feel fresh.
Up in the morning and taking the stairs two steps at a time
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One plate is enough
점심은 가볍게 먹을게요.
jeom-si-meun ga-byeop-ge meo-geul-ge-yo
I'll have something simple for lunch.
A tray with one plate on it, carried to a seat by the window
It is often used as an adverb: eat light, walk light.
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The stone comes off the chest
말하고 나니 마음이 가벼워졌어요.
mal-ha-go na-ni ma-eu-mi ga-byeo-wo-jeo-sseo-yo
Saying it out loud made me feel better.
A stone that was sitting on the chest is lifted away and the breath goes deep
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Two days of medicine
가벼운 감기라고 하셨어요.
ga-byeo-un gam-gi-ra-go ha-syeo-sseo-yo
The doctor said it's only a mild cold.
The doctor looks down the throat and writes out only two days of medicine
All of it in one picture
gabyeopda is the picture of nothing pulling down. One finger under the strap and the arm doesn't drop, so the bag is light; stairs two at a time in the morning and the body is light; one plate on the tray and it is eating light. A stone lifted off the chest so the breath goes deep is a lighter heart, and two days of medicine on the slip is a light cold.