어려서

because (someone) is young; when (someone) is young

→ 어리다
adjective Rare #25,954
because (someone) is young; when (someone) is young A connective form of 어리다; the context determines whether it means “because” or “when.”
KO: 저는 어려서 책을 많이 읽었어요.
EN: I read a lot when I was young.
Forms of 어리다
어린어리고어려서

어려서 그래

It's because you're young.

— 무방비 도시 (1945)

아니면 어려서?

Or when you were young?

— 붉은 돼지 (1992)