Conjugate Korean verbs & adjectives
Verb conjugation
힘들다
strenuous; laborious, hard; difficult; tough, badly off; in trouble; in difficulty
1
declarative present informal low
힘들어[heem-deu-ruh]
How it changes
1Join (힘들 + 어 -> 힘들어)
2
declarative present informal high
힘들어요[heem-deu-ruh-yoh]
How it changes
1Join (힘들 + 어 -> 힘들어)
2Join (힘들어 + 요 -> 힘들어요)
3
declarative present formal low
힘들다[heem-deul-dah]
How it changes
1Join (힘들 + 다 -> 힘들다)
4
declarative present formal high
힘듭니다[heem-deum-nee-dah]
How it changes
1Drop ᆯ borrow padchim
5
inquisitive present informal low
힘들어?[heem-deu-ruh?]
How it changes
1Join (힘들 + 어 -> 힘들어)
2Join (힘들어 + ? -> 힘들어?)
6
inquisitive present informal high
힘들어요?[heem-deu-ruh-yoh?]
How it changes
1Join (힘들 + 어 -> 힘들어)
2Join (힘들어 + 요 -> 힘들어요)
3Join (힘들어요 + ? -> 힘들어요?)
7
inquisitive present formal low
힘드니?[heem-deu-nee?]
How it changes
1Drop ㄹ
8
inquisitive present formal high
힘듭니까?[heem-deum-nee-ggah?]
How it changes
1Drop ᆯ borrow padchim
9
imperative present informal low
힘들어[heem-deu-ruh]
How it changes
1Join (힘들 + 어 -> 힘들어)
10
imperative present informal high
힘드세요[heem-deu-sae-yoh]
How it changes
1Drop ㄹ
11
imperative present formal low
힘들어라[heem-deu-ruh-rah]
How it changes
1Join (힘들 + 어 -> 힘들어)
2Join (힘들어 + 라 -> 힘들어라)
12
imperative present formal high
힘드십시오[heem-deu-sheep-shee-oh]
How it changes
1Drop ㄹ
13
propositive present informal low
힘들어[heem-deu-ruh]
How it changes
1Join (힘들 + 어 -> 힘들어)
14
propositive present informal high
힘들어요[heem-deu-ruh-yoh]
How it changes
1Join (힘들 + 어 -> 힘들어)
2Join (힘들어 + 요 -> 힘들어요)
15
propositive present formal low
힘들자[heem-deul-jjah]
How it changes
1Join (힘들 + 자 -> 힘들자)
16
propositive present formal high
힘듭시다[heem-deup-shee-dah]
How it changes
1Drop ᆯ borrow padchim
17
connective if
힘들면[heem-deul-myuhn]
How it changes
1Join (힘들 + 면 -> 힘들면)
18
connective and
힘들고[heem-deul-goh]
How it changes
1Join (힘들 + 고 -> 힘들고)
19
nominal ing
힘듦[heem-deum]
How it changes
1ㄹ + ㅁ -> ᆱ (힘들 + 음 -> 힘듦)
