Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 어렵〮다〮 (Yale: èlyép-tá).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹ɾjʌ̹p̚t͈a̠]
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  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eoryeopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eolyeobda
McCune–Reischauer?ŏryŏpta
Yale Romanization?elyepta

Adjective

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

  1. to be difficult, to be hard
    Antonym: 쉽다 (swipda)
    시험 어려웠니?Siheom-i eoryeowonni?Was the examination difficult?
  2. to be difficult, to be awkward, to be particular (e.g. a person's taste in food)
  3. to be poor, to be suffering from poverty

Conjugation

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