辛かった

was hard, was painful, was tough

→ 辛い
辛か painful; hard to bear + った Past tense (i-adjective)
adjective · past tense Rare #35,333
was hard, was painful, was tough Often describes an emotionally difficult or distressing experience.
JA: 昨日は仕事が辛かった。
EN: Work was hard yesterday.
Forms of 辛い

辛かったよな

It was tough, wasn't it?

— ブゴニア (2025)

さぞ辛かったでしょうそうね

That must have been really tough. Yeah.

— レベッカ (1940)

昨日はとても辛かったわ

Yesterday was really tough.

— ラスト、コーション (2007)

辛かったでしょう?

That must have been hard for you, huh?

— 親切なクムジャさん (2005)

とても辛かった!

It was really spicy!

— ラスト、コーション (2007)