Today's Korean sentence:
Today's expression
“힘들었을텐데 잘 버텨줘서 정말 고마워요.”
(Himdeureosseultende jal beotyeojwoseo jeongmal gomawoyo.)
It must have been tough, but thank you so much for enduring it.
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Vocabulary
- 힘들었을텐데 (him-deu-reo-sseul-ten-de) - It must have been tough: This phrase combines "힘들다" (to be tough/difficult) with the past tense marker "었", the conjectural ending "을텐데" indicating the speaker's assumption or guess about the difficulty faced by the listener.
- 잘 (jal) - Well: This adverb means "well" and is used to describe how the action of enduring was done.
- 버텨줘서 (beo-tyeo-jwo-seo) - For enduring: "버티다" means "to endure," and "줘서" is a connective ending indicating the reason for gratitude or thanks. Combined, it means "for enduring."
- 정말 (jeong-mal) - Really: This adverb means "really" or "truly" and emphasizes the sincerity of gratitude.
- 고마워요 (go-ma-wo-yo) - Thank you: This is the polite form of "고맙다" (to be thankful). It expresses gratitude.
Example sentences:
1. 힘들다 (to be tough)
- 저녁에 운동을 했더니 너무 힘들었어요.
(Jonyeog-e undongeul haetdeoni neomu himdeureosseoyo.)
I exercised in the evening, and it was really tough.
- 일이 많아서 정말 힘들었어요.
(Iri manaseo jeongmal himdeureosseoyo.)
It was really tough because there was a lot of work.
- 이사할 때 짐을 옮기는 것이 정말 힘들었어요.
(Isahal ttae jimeul omgineun geosi jeongmal himdeureosseoyo.)
Moving the luggage was really tough when moving.
2. 잘 버티다 (to endure well, to hold up well)
- 힘든 훈련을 잘 버텨냈어요. (버텨내다 emphasizes the successful completion or overcoming of the hardship as well as the act of enduring itself)
(Himdeun hunryeon-eul jal beotyeonaesseoyo.)
I endured the difficult training well.
- 프로젝트 마감일까지 잘 버텨야 해요.
(Peurojekteu magam-kkaji jal beotyeoya haeyo.)
We have to endure well until the project deadline.
- 새로운 직장에서 잘 버틸 수 있을까요?
(Saerowun jikjangeseo jal beotil su isseulkkayo?)
Can I endure well at the new job?
3. - 줘서 고마워요: Thank you for -ing
- 점심을 준비해줘서 고마워요.
(Jeomsimeul junbihaejwoseo gomawoyo.)
Thank you for preparing lunch.
- 제 숙제를 도와줘서 고마워요.
(Je sukjereul dowajwoseo gomawoyo.)
Thank you for helping with my homework.
- 길을 안내해주셔서 고마워요.
(Gireul annaejushyeoseo gomawoyo.)
Thank you for showing me the way.
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