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Decoded Slug: ~힘들다 [himdeulda] (It's hard to)
Korean Grammar Point
~힘들다 [himdeulda] (It's hard to)
~힘들다 [himdeulda] (It's hard to)
Short explanation:
Used to express that something is difficult or hard to do.
Formation:
Verb stem + 기 + 힘들다
Examples:
일어나기 힘들었어요, 왜냐하면 어제 밤에 너무 늦게 잤어요.
Ireonagi himdeureosseoyo, waenyahamyeon eoje bame neomu neutge jasseyo.
It was hard to get up because I went to bed so late last night.
영어를 배우기 힘들다고 생각했지만, 매일 공부하니까 점점 익숙해졌어요.
Yeongeoreul baeugi himdeuldago saenggakhaetjiman, maeil gongbuhannikkaji jeomjeom iksukhaejeosseoyo.
I thought learning English was hard, but as I studied every day, I gradually got used to it.
건강을 유지하기 힘들지만, 운동을 꾸준히 하고, 잘 먹으면 가능해요.
Geongangeul yujihagi himdeuljiman, undongeul ggujunhi hago, jal meogeumyeon ganeunghaeyo.
Keeping healthy is hard, but it's possible if we exercise regularly and eat well.
저는 한국어를 처음 배울 때, 글자를 외우기 힘들었어요. 하지만 계속 연습하다 보니 점점 쉬워졌어요.
Jeoneun hangugeoreul cheoeum baeul ttae, geuljareul oeuwgi himdeureosseoyo. Hajiman gyesok yeonseuphada boni jeomjeom shiweojeosseyo.
When I first started learning Korean, memorizing the characters was hard. But as I kept practicing, it gradually got easier.
Long explanation:
'힘들다 [himdeulda]' is a common expression used in Korean to depict difficulties or arduousness in doing a certain action, which can equivalently be translated to 'it's hard to' in English. It conveys a sense of struggle, trouble or discomfort, often used in sentences to express physical or emotional hardships or challenges overcoming a particular situation.