Whittle away in Korean 🇰🇷

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whittle away	애쓰다

How to say “whittle away” in Korean? “애쓰다”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “애쓰다” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on whittle away in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember:
• Associate 애쓰다 (ae-sseu-da) with the idea of “trying hard” or “straining” – imagine someone “straining” so much that they seem to be “using every bit of effort.”
• Notice the component 쓰다 (sseu-da), which in other contexts means “to use” or “to write,” but here its form changes to express effort.
• The sound “애” (ae) can be linked to “ache,” reminding you that putting in lots of effort might make you feel sore afterward.

Explanations:
• 애쓰다 means “to exert oneself” or “to try hard” often despite difficulties.
• It implies making a strong, sometimes strenuous, effort towards a goal or overcoming obstacles.
• The usage is akin to saying “he struggled hard” to achieve something.

Similar Words:
• 노력하다 (no-ryeok-ha-da) – to try hard, to strive.
• 힘쓰다 (him-sseu-da) – to exert effort, to do one’s best.
• 분투하다 (bun-tu-ha-da) – to struggle or fight hard (often used in challenging situations).

Conjugations:
Infinitive: 애쓰다 (ae-sseu-da)

Present Tense:
• Plain form: 애쓴다 (ae-sseun-da)
• Polite form: 애써요 (ae-sseo-yo)

Past Tense:
• Plain form: 애썼다 (ae-sseot-ta)
• Polite form: 애썼어요 (ae-sseot-eo-yo)

Future Tense:
• Plain form: 애쓸 것이다 (ae-sseul geo-ti-da)
• Polite form: 애쓸 거예요 (ae-sseul geo-ye-yo)

Present Progressive:
• Plain form: 애쓰고 있다 (ae-sseu-go it-da)
• Polite form: 애쓰고 있어요 (ae-sseu-go isseo-yo)

Examples of Sentences:
1. 그는 어려운 문제를 풀기 위해 정말 애써요.
(Geu-neun eo-ryeo-woon mun-je-reul pul-gi wi-hae jeong-mal ae-sseo-yo.)
Translation: He really tries hard to solve the difficult problems.

2. 지난 학기 동안 그녀는 공부하느라 많이 애썼다.
(Ji-nan hak-gi dong-an geu-nyeo-neun gong-bu-ha-neu-ra manh-i ae-sseot-ta.)
Translation: She worked very hard during the last semester because of her studies.

3. 내일 시험이 있으니 지금부터 애쓸 거예요.
(Nae-il si-heom-i it-si-ni ji-geum-bu-teo ae-sseul geo-ye-yo.)
Translation: Since there is an exam tomorrow, I will try hard starting now.

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