[Grammar] ~기 나름이다

~기 나름이다 (~gi na-reu-mi-da) – depends on

When you want to place emphasis on how certain factor or thing is a deciding factor and important to something, you can use ~기 나름이다.

~기 나름이다 is used for verbs and just 나름이다 for nouns.

Example: 모든 것은 받아들이기 나름이다.
Everything depends on how you take/accept it.

Example: 인생은 좋은지 사랑하는 사람 나름이다.
Whether life is good depends on the person you love.

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