Korean

힘들어하다

힘들어하다
Meaning: to find something hard; to have a hard time; to feel the difficulty of
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 힘들어하다
Present 힘들어한다
Polite 힘들어해요
Formal 힘들어합니다
Past 힘들어했다
Past + Polite 힘들어했어요
Guess + Polite 힘들어하겠어요
Connective 힘들어하고
Conditional 힘들어하면
Volitional 힘들어하자
Imperative 힘들어해라
Imperative + Polite 힘들어하세요
Attributive 힘들어하는 / 힘들어한 / 힘들어할

Example sentences

He is having a hard time with his work life lately.
그는 만성 피로 때문에 매일 아침 일어나기 힘들어한다.
He has a hard time waking up every morning due to chronic fatigue.

Usage Notes

Used when someone finds a situation, task, or life in general to be physically or mentally taxing. It is a transitive verb often taking an object.

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