Use of It’s hard for me to + (verb) & I’m having a hard time + (verb-ing); Day: 23
It’s hard for me to + (verb)
When saying that something is ‘hard for me’ you are informing someone that what you are talking about is difficult or challenging for you.
āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ ‘āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨’ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“It’s hard for me to accept what you are telling me.”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”
“It’s hard for me to argue your point.”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻžāĻ° āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”
“It’s hard for me to balance my check book.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ¯ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”
“It’s hard for me to concentrate on the task.”
“āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”
“It’s hard for me to consider your other options.”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”
“It’s hard for me to depend on you.”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”
“It is hard for me to decide where to go tonight.”
“āĻāĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”
“It is hard for me to explain my actions.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”
“It is hard for me to guarantee your success.”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”
“It is hard for me to handle so much pressure.”
“āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”
I’m having a hard time + (verb-ing)
By stating you are having a hard time you are letting someone know you are having difficulty with something. This could be something physical or mental and something that could be overcome with effort.
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“I’m having a hard time writing.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤”
“I’m having a hard time understanding you.”
“āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤”
“I’m having a hard time answering your question.”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤”
“I’m having a hard time downloading songs to my iPod.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻĒāĻĄā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
“I’m having a hard time agreeing to the terms.”
“āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤”
With the addition of an adverb you can express in more detail just how difficult something is for you.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ¤āĻāĻž āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“I’m having an extremely hard time trusting you.”
“āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤”
“I’m having an extremely hard time with my wife.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’m having a very hard time finding a job.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤”
“I’m having a very hard time finding parts for my car.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻļ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤”