What does 너무 mean?
너무 means "Very severely; extremely." in Korean.
How it works here
‘너무’ comes before ‘어려워’ and strongly emphasizes the degree of difficulty.
When it's used
Used to emphasize that the degree of a quality or state is very high.
The line
아, 너무 어려워
Ah, it's so difficult.
Said spontaneously when feeling difficulty or confusion.
Scene from “ENHYPEN (엔하이픈) 'EN-O'CLOCK' EP.1” · Channel: ENHYPEN Watch on YouTube
More examples
이 문제는 너무 복잡해서 혼자 못 풀겠어.
This problem is so complicated that I can't solve it alone.
오늘은 너무 피곤해서 일찍 자야겠어요.
I'm so tired today that I should go to bed early.
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What does this mean here?
너무
아, 너무 어려워
Ah, it's so difficult.
- Asking for the exact time.
- Saying that a food is sweet.
- Saying that you came to the wrong place.
- Indicating that the degree is very severe.
Show the answer
Indicating that the degree is very severe.
More conversational and emotional than ‘매우’. It can be used for both negative and positive situations.
Other words in this line
- 어렵다
- To be difficult
Same expression in other scenes
- 너무 좋지 — Very; so
- 너무 당연한데 — Very; extremely.
- 너무 맛있어요 — Very; extremely
- 너무 시끄럽겠네 — Excessively; very
- 너무 넓다 — To an excessively large degree.
- 너무 어렵다 이거는 — To an excessive degree.
- 너무 어렵다 — To an excessive degree.
- 호시 너무 좋다 — Very; extremely
- 너무 아파 — Extremely; excessively.
- 너무 많이 보여요 — Excessively.
- 너무 많아요 — To an excessive degree.
- 너무 웃기네 — Very; extremely
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