Korean word

어려워지다

Pronunciation

Romanizationeoryeowojida

Meaning

  • verbbecome difficult

Example

수학 문제가 갑자기 어려워졌어요.su hak mun je ga kap jja gi eo ryeo wo jeo sseo yo

The math problem suddenly became difficult.

Illustration for 어려워지다 (become difficult)

More examples

요구 조건이 많아져서 프로젝트가 어려워졌어요.yo gu cho geo ni ma na jeo seo peu ro jek teu ga eo ryeo wo jeo sseo yo

The project became difficult as the requirements increased.

Core concept

The level of difficulty rises until an answer or solution is no longer easy to find.

Common phrases

  • 수학이 어려워지다su ha gi eo ryeo wo ji da

    math becomes difficult

  • 대화가 어려워지다tae hwa ga eo ryeo wo ji da

    conversation becomes difficult

  • 상황이 어려워지다sang hwang i eo ryeo wo ji da

    the situation becomes difficult

Similar words

힘들어지다himdeureojida: Become more tiring or burdensome to keep doing.
복잡해지다pokjjapaejida: Become harder to organize or understand as more parts are added.
곤란해지다kollanhaejida: Become difficult to deal with when a troublesome problem or situation arises.
까다로워지다kkadarowojida: Become more demanding to handle as conditions or requirements grow stricter.

Definition in Korean

문제나 상황의 난이도나 부담이 더 커져서 쉽게 해결되지 않게 되다.mun je na sang hwang ui na ni do na pu da mi teo keo jeo seo swip kke hae gyeol doe ji an ke toe da

Word origin

The word joins the native Korean form for difficult to an ending that expresses a change into a new state, so it means become difficult.

Usage tips

  • In TOPIK passages, this word can describe a problem, situation, or process becoming harder, not only an exam question.

Opposites

  • 쉬워지다swiwojidabecome easyverb
  • 간단해지다kandanhaejidabecome simplerverb

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