-기 일쑤이다 means "tend to" for negative habits - frequently doing something undesirable.
Bad habit - 지각하기 일쑤예요 (I tend to be late)
Frequent occurrence - Something that happens often (negatively)
Self-criticism - Often used about oneself
Usually negative connotation
Different from -는 편이다 which is neutral
I tend to forget appointments.
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