Korean

하다

고생하다
Meaning: to have a hard time; to suffer; to go through hardship
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 고생하다
Present 고생한다
Polite 고생해요
Formal 고생합니다
Past 고생했다
Past + Polite 고생했어요
Guess + Polite 고생하겠어요
Connective 고생하고
Conditional 고생하면
Volitional 고생하자
Imperative 고생해라
Imperative + Polite 고생하세요
Attributive 고생하는 / 고생한 / 고생할

Handwriting

苦
生

Example

I had a very hard time finding the place because the road was so complicated.

Usage Notes

Used when experiencing physical or mental hardship, or when something is difficult to accomplish.

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