심들다

Korean

Etymology

Related to standard Korean 힘들다 (himdeulda).

Verb

심들다 • (simdeulda) (infinitive 심들어, sequential 심드니)

1. Dialectal, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Seoul, Hamgyong, and Gangwon form of 힘들다 (himdeulda, “to be difficult, tired”).

   우리가 오늘 넘 많이 걸었으니까는 진짜 심들구 죽갔다. (Gyeonggi, Incheon)

   Uri-ga oneul neom mani georeosseunikkaneun jinjja simdeulgu jukgatda.

   Since we've walked so much today I feel really tired and like I'm going to die.

Usage notes

As a common dialectal form found in speakers across the Korean peninsula, it often replaces 힘들다 (himdeulda) in dialects where this form is used.