힘들다

himdeulda · [힘들다]

strenuous · laborious · hard · difficult

adjectiveBeginner

Meanings

  1. strenuous; laboriousRequiring much power or effort.
  2. hard; difficult; toughDifficult or tough to do a certain act.
  3. badly off; in trouble; in difficultyOne's financial sitution or circumstance being in trouble or not being favorable.
  4. hard; difficultRequiring much attention and effort.

Examples from Lessons (3)

네, 공부가 너무 힘들어요.

Yes, studying is so hard.

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I am having a very hard day today.

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아니요, 내일 힘들어요.

No, it's difficult for me tomorrow.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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