Korean reference

힘들다

himdeulda

to be hard; to be tough

Adjective · Irregular · 18 form tables

Includes verbs and adjectives. Rows show speech levels and constructions, rather than personal pronouns. Honorific forms refer to a respected subject.

Audio requires a compatible voice in your browser.

Tense

Present

힘들다: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	himdeureoyohave a hard time
합니다체, formal polite level	himdeumnidahave a hard time
해체, casual level	himdeureohave a hard time
한다체, plain written level	himdeuldahave a hard time

Past

힘들다: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	himdeureosseoyohad a hard time
합니다체, formal polite level	himdeureotseumnidahad a hard time
해체, casual level	himdeureosseohad a hard time
한다체, plain written level	himdeureotdahad a hard time

Future

힘들다: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	himdeul geoyeyowill have a hard time
합니다체, formal polite level	himdeul geomnidawill have a hard time
해체, casual level	himdeul geoyawill have a hard time
한다체, plain written level	himdeul geosidawill have a hard time

Intention / conjecture

힘들다: Intention / conjecture
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	himdeulgesseoyowill probably have a hard time
합니다체, formal polite level	himdeulgetseumnidawill probably have a hard time
해체, casual level	himdeulgesseowill probably have a hard time
한다체, plain written level	himdeulgetdawill probably have a hard time

Negative

Short negative

힘들다: Short negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	an himdeureoyodo not have a hard time
합니다체, formal polite level	an himdeumnidado not have a hard time
해체, casual level	an himdeureodo not have a hard time
한다체, plain written level	an himdeuldado not have a hard time

Long negative

힘들다: Long negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	himdeulji anayodo not have a hard time
합니다체, formal polite level	himdeulji anseumnidado not have a hard time
해체, casual level	himdeulji anado not have a hard time
한다체, plain written level	himdeulji antado not have a hard time

Endings

Honorific

힘들다: Honorific
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	himdeuseyohe/she has a hard time (honorific)
합니다체, formal polite level	himdeusimnidahe/she has a hard time (honorific)
해체, casual level	himdeusyeohe/she has a hard time (honorific)
한다체, plain written level	himdeusidahe/she has a hard time (honorific)

Question

힘들다: Question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	himdeureoyo?do you have a hard time?
합니다체, formal polite level	himdeumnikka?do you have a hard time?
해체, casual level	himdeureo?do you have a hard time?
한다체, plain written level	himdeuni?do you have a hard time?

Past question

힘들다: Past question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	himdeureosseoyo?did you have a hard time?
합니다체, formal polite level	himdeureotseumnikka?did you have a hard time?
해체, casual level	himdeureosseo?did you have a hard time?
한다체, plain written level	himdeureonni?did you have a hard time?

Linking

And

힘들다: And
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	himdeulgoI have a hard time, and

And so / because

힘들다: And so / because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	himdeureoseobecause I have a hard time

If

힘들다: If
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	himdeulmyeonif you have a hard time

But

힘들다: But
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	himdeuljimanI have a hard time, but

Because

힘들다: Because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	himdeunikkabecause I have a hard time

Background

힘들다: Background
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	himdeundeI have a hard time (background)

Modifier

Present noun modifier

힘들다: Present noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	himdeunhave a hard time (before a noun)

Past noun modifier

힘들다: Past noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	himdeureotdeonhad a hard time (before a noun)

Future noun modifier

힘들다: Future noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	himdeulwill have a hard time (before a noun)

Additional forms

Additional honorific forms

힘들다: Additional honorific forms
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Saying it happened (았/었)	himdeusyeosseoyohe/she had a hard time (honorific)

Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Korean entries.