This is the 464th most frequent Korean word.
쉽지
"쉽지" means "not easy" or "isn’t easy."
The word '쉽지' is used as an abbreviation of '쉽지 않다', meaning 'not easy'. It is applied here to describe a situation or task.
이 작업은 쉽지 않지만 해낼 수 있을 거예요.
This task is not easy, but I believe we can accomplish it.
Here, '쉽지 않은' modifies the noun '상황', emphasizing the challenging nature of the situation.
쉽지 않은 상황이지만 최선을 다할 것입니다.
Even though it is a difficult situation, we will do our best.
'쉽지 않았어서' combines the negative past form of '쉽지 않다' with the causal particle '-어서' to explain the reason for gratitude.