No. 19,583 in Korean
어려워진
"Made difficult" or "has become difficult."
In a sentence
그 문제는 갈수록 어려워진다.
That problem becomes more and more difficult.
Here, '어려워진' is used to describe a problem that is increasing in difficulty over time.
기술 발전으로 경쟁이 매우 어려워진 상황입니다.
Due to technological advances, the competition has become very challenging.
In this context, '어려워진' indicates that the situation has changed to a more challenging state due to external factors.
그의 부상으로 경기가 매우 어려워진 상태였다.
The game was in a very tough condition due to his injury.
Here, '어려워진' is employed to represent a state where the circumstances have become difficult as a result of an event, specifically an injury.
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