견디지

In a sentence

• 이 고통을 견디지 못하겠어요.

  I cannot endure this pain.

  Here, '견디지' (kyŏndi-ji) is part of the conjugated form of '견디다' (to endure, to withstand), used in negative interrogative form to indicate inability to endure.

• 나는 그 어려운 시기를 견디지 않고 포기했어요.

  I did not endure that difficult time and gave up.

  In this sentence, '견디지' demonstrates a hypothetical endurance that was not achieved, focusing on the subject's choice or condition.

• 그는 외로움을 견디지 않으려고 친구를 만났어요.

  He met friends so as not to endure loneliness.

  Here, '견디지' represents an avoided action, explaining the subject's motivation to seek companionship.