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어렵다

어렵다

Korean

Adjective

어렵다 • ‎(eoryeopda) ‎(infinitive 어려워, sequential 어려우니)

difficult, hard
시험이 어려웠니?‎

Siheom-i eoryeowonni?

Was the examination difficult?
difficult, awkward, particular (e.g. a person's taste in food)
poor, suffering from poverty

Conjugation

Selected forms of the adjective 어렵다 (eoryeopda)

Stems
Stem 1	어렵 (eoryeop)
Stem 2	어려워 (eoryeowo)
Stem 3	어려우 (eoryeou)
Conjugation type	Consonant-stem, ㅂ(p)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	어렵다 eoryeopda past: 어려웠다 eoryeowotda	어려워 eoryeowo past: 어려웠어 eoryeowosseo	어려워요 eoryeowoyo past: 어려웠어요 eoryeowosseoyo	어렵습니다 eoryeopseumnida past: 어려웠습니다 eoryeowotseumnida
Interrogative	어려우냐 eoryeounya past: 어려웠냐 eoryeowonnya	어려워 eoryeowo past: 어려웠어 eoryeowosseo	어려워요 eoryeowoyo past: 어려웠어요 eoryeowosseoyo	어렵습니까 eoryeopseumnikka past: 어려웠습니까 eoryeowotseumnikka
Assertive	어렵겠다 eoryeopgetda	어렵겠어 eoryeopgesseo	어렵겠어요 eoryeopgesseoyo	어렵겠습니다 eoryeopgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	어려워 eoryeowo	어려워서 eoryeowoseo	어려우니 eoryeouni	어려우니까 eoryeounikka
Contrast	어렵지만 eoryeopjiman	어려운데 eoryeounde	어렵더니 eoryeopdeoni
Conjunction	어렵고 eoryeopgo
Condition	어려우면 eoryeoumyeon	어려워야 eoryeowoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		어려움 eoryeoum	어렵기 eoryeopgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		어려웠음 eoryeowosseum	어려웠기 eoryeowotgi
Determiners	present		어려운 eoryeoun
Determiners	future		어려울 eoryeoul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	어려우시다 eoryeousida past: 어려우셨다 eoryeousyeotda	어려우셔 eoryeousyeo past: 어려우셨어 eoryeousyeosseo	어려우세요, 어려우셔요 eoryeouseyo, eoryeousyeoyo past: 어려우셨어요 eoryeousyeosseoyo	어려우십니다 eoryeousimnida past: 어려우셨습니다 eoryeousyeotseumnida
Interrogative	어려우시냐 eoryeousinya past: 어려우셨냐 eoryeousyeonnya	어려우셔 eoryeousyeo past: 어려우셨어 eoryeousyeosseo	어려우세요, 어려우셔요 eoryeouseyo, eoryeousyeoyo past: 어려우셨어요 eoryeousyeosseoyo	어려우십니까 eoryeousimnikka past: 어려우셨습니까 eoryeousyeotseumnikka
Assertive	어려우시겠다 eoryeousigetda	어려우시겠어 eoryeousigesseo	어려우시겠어요 eoryeousigesseoyo	어려우시겠습니다 eoryeousigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason	어려우셔 eoryeousyeo	어려우셔서 eoryeousyeoseo	어려우시니 eoryeousini	어려우시니까 eoryeousinikka
Contrast	어려우시지만 eoryeousijiman	어려우신데 eoryeousinde	어려우시더니 eoryeousideoni
Conjunction	어려우시고 eoryeousigo
Condition	어려우시면 eoryeousimyeon	어려우셔야 eoryeousyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		어려우심 eoryeousim	어려우시기 eoryeousigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		어려우셨음 eoryeousyeosseum	어려우셨기 eoryeousyeotgi
Determiners	present		어려우신 eoryeousin
Determiners	future		어려우실 eoryeousil