No. 3,871 in Korean
어렵지
"어렵지" means "isn't it difficult?" or "it's difficult, isn't it?"
In a sentence
이 문제는 정말 어렵지.
This problem is really difficult.
In this sentence, "어렵지" is used to describe the level of difficulty of the problem.
그래서 이길기가 어렵지 않을까 생각해.
Thus, I think winning would not be easy.
Here, "어렵지" implies speculation about the difficulty of the situation.
어려운 일을 도와주면 그렇게 어렵지 않아.
If you help with difficult tasks, they won't be as hard.
In this case, "어렵지" contrasts the difficulty before and after an action, emphasizing the tasks becoming less hard.
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