difficult, beகடினமாக இருkaṭiṉamāka iru(kaṣḍamaa iru)(7 intr)be hard to do; require much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand.
Usage:
பரிட்சைக் கேள்விகள் கடினமாக இருந்தனpariṭcaik kēḷvikaḷ kaṭiṉamāka iruntaṉa
paaricce keeḷvi ellaam kaṣḍamaa irundudu
The questions on the exam were difficult.
hard, beகடினமாக இருkaṭiṉamāka iru(kaḍinamaa iru)(7 intr)be tough and not soft, as a cake, etc.; be difficult to do, as a task, a job, etc.; be difficult to understand or answer, as a question; be difficult to solve, as a problem; be tough to manage
Usage:
அந்தப் பிரச்சனையைச் சமாளிப்பது கடினமாக இருந்ததுantap piraccaṉaiyaic camāḷippatu kaṭiṉamāka iruntatu
anda praccaneye samaaḷikradu kaḍinamaa irundudu
That question was hard to answer.
