This is the 17260th most frequent Korean word.
서툴었다
"Was clumsy" or "was unskilled."
Here, '서툴었다' highlights difficulty or lack of proficiency in using the Spanish language for conversation.
나는 스페인어로 대화하는 것이 서툴었다.
I was unskilled at conversing in Spanish.
In this instance, '서툴었다' is used to describe a novice level of skill in assembling desks for the first time.
책상 조립은 처음이라 매우 서툴었다.
As it was the first time assembling a desk, I was very unskillful.
The word '서툴었다' in this sentence expresses the idea of lacking skill or being clumsy in performing the activity of riding a bicycle.