힘들다
Meaning: to be hard; to be difficult
What does 힘들다 mean?
힘들다 [himdeulda] is an adjective meaning "to be hard; to be difficult". It is rated A2 on the CEFR scale, which means elementary — common in daily conversation. This word appears across 2 Lexibeom card packs, making it a high-utility vocabulary item for everyday Korean.
Example Sentences (3)
Here are real-life sentences where 힘들다 [himdeulda] appears naturally. Each example is taken from a Lexibeom learning card and reviewed by our AI pipeline.
저도 어제 그랬어요. 아침에 일어나기가 너무 힘들어요.
That happened to me yesterday too. It's so hard to wake up in the morning.
📚 From Daily Life
요즘 야근이 너무 많아서 힘들어요.
I'm exhausted because there's been so much overtime lately.
📚 From Workplace Communication
How to Use 힘들다 in Conversation
Korean adjectives like 힘들다 behave more like verbs than English adjectives — they conjugate by tense and politeness. The dictionary form ends in 다, but in speech you use the conjugated form (e.g., -아요/-어요 for polite present). When modifying a noun, use the -(으)ㄴ form.
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