Word
아무리 바빠도 밥은 먹어.amuri bappado babeun meogeo.
Meaning
No matter how busy you are, eat a meal.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of amuri bappado babeun meogeo.
먹다meokda
to eat
밥bap
meal
바쁘다bappeuda
busy
아무리amuri
no matter how; however much
Questions & Answers about amuri bappado babeun meogeo.
What does 아무리 ... -아/어도 mean in this sentence?
This pattern means no matter how ..., even if ..., or however ....
So 아무리 바빠도 means no matter how busy you are / even if you're busy.
It is a very common structure:
- 아무리 비싸도 살 거야. = No matter how expensive it is, I’ll buy it.
- 아무리 어려워도 해 봐. = Even if it’s difficult, try it.
In your sentence, 아무리 strengthens the idea, and -아/어도 gives the meaning of even if / although.
Why is it 바빠도, not 바쁘어도?
This is because 바쁘다 is a ㅡ-irregular adjective.
The stem is 바쁘-, but when -어도 is attached, the ㅡ drops and the previous vowel determines the form:
- 바쁘다 → 바빠도
- 슬프다 → 슬퍼도
- 예쁘다 → 예뻐도
So:
- 바쁘다 + -어도 → 바빠도
This is a normal conjugation pattern, not a special exception just for this sentence.
What exactly does 밥 mean here? Is it really rice?