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힘들다

힘들다

Korean

Adjective

힘들다 • ‎(himdeulda) ‎(infinitive 힘들어, sequential 힘드니)

(to be) difficult

Conjugation

Selected forms of the adjective 힘들다 (himdeulda)

Stems
Stem 1	힘들 (himdeul)
Stem 2	힘들어 (himdeureo)
Stem 3	힘드 (himdeu)
Conjugation type	Consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	힘들다 himdeulda past: 힘들었다 himdeureotda	힘들어 himdeureo past: 힘들었어 himdeureosseo	힘들어요 himdeureoyo past: 힘들었어요 himdeureosseoyo	힘듭니다 himdeumnida past: 힘들었습니다 himdeureotseumnida
Interrogative	힘드냐 himdeunya past: 힘들었냐 himdeureonnya	힘들어 himdeureo past: 힘들었어 himdeureosseo	힘들어요 himdeureoyo past: 힘들었어요 himdeureosseoyo	힘듭니까 himdeumnikka past: 힘들었습니까 himdeureotseumnikka
Assertive	힘들겠다 himdeulgetda	힘들겠어 himdeulgesseo	힘들겠어요 himdeulgesseoyo	힘들겠습니다 himdeulgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	힘들어 himdeureo	힘들어서 himdeureoseo	힘드니 himdeuni	힘드니까 himdeunikka
Contrast	힘들지만 himdeuljiman	힘든데 himdeunde	힘들더니 himdeuldeoni
Conjunction	힘들고 himdeulgo
Condition	힘들면 himdeulmyeon	힘들어야 himdeureoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		힘듦 himdeum	힘들기 himdeulgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		힘들었음 himdeureosseum	힘들었기 himdeureotgi
Determiners	present		힘든 himdeun
Determiners	future		힘들 himdeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	힘드시다 himdeusida past: 힘드셨다 himdeusyeotda	힘드셔 himdeusyeo past: 힘드셨어 himdeusyeosseo	힘드세요, 힘드셔요 himdeuseyo, himdeusyeoyo past: 힘드셨어요 himdeusyeosseoyo	힘드십니다 himdeusimnida past: 힘드셨습니다 himdeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	힘드시냐 himdeusinya past: 힘드셨냐 himdeusyeonnya	힘드셔 himdeusyeo past: 힘드셨어 himdeusyeosseo	힘드세요, 힘드셔요 himdeuseyo, himdeusyeoyo past: 힘드셨어요 himdeusyeosseoyo	힘드십니까 himdeusimnikka past: 힘드셨습니까 himdeusyeotseumnikka
Assertive	힘드시겠다 himdeusigetda	힘드시겠어 himdeusigesseo	힘드시겠어요 himdeusigesseoyo	힘드시겠습니다 himdeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason	힘드셔 himdeusyeo	힘드셔서 himdeusyeoseo	힘드시니 himdeusini	힘드시니까 himdeusinikka
Contrast	힘드시지만 himdeusijiman	힘드신데 himdeusinde	힘드시더니 himdeusideoni
Conjunction	힘드시고 himdeusigo
Condition	힘드시면 himdeusimyeon	힘드셔야 himdeusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		힘드심 himdeusim	힘드시기 himdeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		힘드셨음 himdeusyeosseum	힘드셨기 himdeusyeotgi
Determiners	present		힘드신 himdeusin
Determiners	future		힘드실 himdeusil