힘들다

Korean

힘 (him) + 들— (deul-)

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	himdeulda
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	himdeulda
McCune–Reischauer^?	himdŭlda
Yale Romanization^?	himtulta

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

(to be) difficult
그것은 힘든 일이다!
geugeoseun himdeun irida!
That is a hard work!
(to be) tired

Selected forms of the adjective 힘들다 (himdeulda): consonant-stem, ㄹ(l)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	힘들다 himdeulda	힘들어 himdeureo	힘들어요 himdeureoyo	힘듭니다 himdeumnida
Indicative	Past	힘들었다 himdeureotda	힘들었어 himdeureosseo	힘들었어요 himdeureosseoyo	힘들었습니다 himdeureotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	힘드냐 himdeunya	힘들어 himdeureo	힘들어요 himdeureoyo	힘듭니까 himdeumnikka
Interrogative	Past	힘들었냐 himdeureonnya	힘들었어 himdeureosseo	힘들었어요 himdeureosseoyo	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	Non-past	힘드시다 himdeusida	힘드셔 himdeusyeo	힘드세요, 힘드셔요 himdeuseyo, himdeusyeoyo	힘드십니다 himdeusimnida
Indicative	Past	힘드셨다 himdeusyeotda	힘드셨어 himdeusyeosseo	힘드셨어요 himdeusyeosseoyo	힘드셨습니다 himdeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	힘드시냐 himdeusinya	힘드셔 himdeusyeo	힘드세요, 힘드셔요 himdeuseyo, himdeusyeoyo	힘드십니까 himdeusimnikka
Interrogative	Past	힘드셨냐 himdeusyeonnya	힘드셨어 himdeusyeosseo	힘드셨어요 himdeusyeosseoyo	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