Vocabulary
아픔을 겪다
go through pain or suffering
Meaning
Expression meaning “experience pain or hardship”, physical or emotional.
Why this form?
아프다 — hurt; be in pain : describes being in pain; 아픔을 겪다 frames pain as an experience one goes through.
Natural usage
겪다 conjugates regularly: 겪어요, 겪었어요; 아픔 is a noun derived from 아프다.
Forms not to confuse
아프다
요즘 마음이 아파요. — My heart hurts these days.
Examples
우리가 아픔을 겪지 않는다면 지금의 우리가 될 수 없잖아요? — If we never went through pain, we wouldn’t be who we are now, would we?
누구나 아픔을 겪을 수 있어요. — Anyone can go through hardship.