Alright, ready to do some subtraction? We're taking 43669 and subtracting 38938 from it.

Step 1: We'll start by subtracting the digit 8 and the borrow 0 from 9 in column 1 and get 1.
1 is the first digit of our result.

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 3 and the borrow 0 from 6 in column 2 and get 3.
3 is the next digit of our result.

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 9 and the borrow 0 from 6 in column 3 and get -3.
We add -3 to 10 and get 7 as the next digit of the result.

Step 4: We'll start by subtracting the digit 8 and the borrow 1 from 3 in column 4 and get -6.
We add -6 to 10 and get 4 as the next digit of the result.

Step 5: We'll start by subtracting the digit 3 and the borrow 1 from 4 in column 5 and get 0.
0 is the next digit of our result.

So, 43669 - 38938 = 4731.