To try; to make an effort in Korean 🇰🇷

노력하다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Break down the word into 노력 (noryeok) meaning “effort” and 하다 (hada) meaning “to do.” Think of it as “to do effort.”
• Imagine saying “I’ll put in effort” when you try something, which connects the meaning to the action.
• Associate the sound “nore-yock” with “work your best” to trigger the memory of making an effort.

Explanations:
• 노력하다 (noryeokhada) is a verb that means “to try” or “to make an effort.” It is formed by combining the noun 노력 (noryeok, “effort”) with 하다 (hada, “to do”).
• It indicates the act of putting forth effort, whether in studying, working, or any other activity.

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 시도하다 (shidohada) – “to attempt” or “to try.”
• 애쓰다 (aesseuda) – “to strive” or “to make a strenuous effort.”

Conjugations:
• Base/Infinitive Form: 노력하다 (noryeokhada) – “to try; to make an effort.”
• Present Tense:
 ◦ Informal low: 노력해 (noryeokhae)
 ◦ Informal polite: 노력해요 (noryeokhaeyo)
 ◦ Formal polite: 노력합니다 (noryeokhamnida)
• Past Tense:
 ◦ Informal low: 노력했어 (noryeokhaesseo)
 ◦ Informal polite: 노력했어요 (noryeokhaesseoyo)
 ◦ Formal polite: 노력했습니다 (noryeokhaetseumnida)
• Future Tense:
 ◦ Informal low: 노력할 거야 (noryeokhal geoya)
 ◦ Informal polite: 노력할 거예요 (noryeokhal geoyeyo)
 ◦ Formal polite: 노력할 것입니다 (noryeokhal geosimnida)
• Present Progressive:
 ◦ Informal low: 노력하고 있어 (noryeokhago isseo)
 ◦ Informal polite: 노력하고 있어요 (noryeokhago isseoyo)
• Imperative Form:
 ◦ Informal low: 노력해! (noryeokhae!)
 ◦ Formal polite: 노력하세요! (noryeokhaseyo!)

Examples of Sentences:
1. 나는 더 열심히 노력할 거예요.
 (na-neun deo yeolsimhi noryeokhal geoyeyo)
 Translation: I will make a greater effort.
2. 그는 시험을 위해 많이 노력했어요.
 (geuneun siheomeul wihae mani noryeokhaesseoyo)
 Translation: He tried a lot for the exam.
3. 우리 모두 꿈을 이루기 위해 노력합시다.
 (uri modu kkumeul irugi wihae noryeokhapsida)
 Translation: Let’s all make an effort to achieve our dreams.
4. 지금 노력하고 있어?
 (jigeum noryeokhago isseo?)
 Translation: Are you trying hard now?

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