Breakdown of undongeul hamyeon geongangi johajyeoyo.
하다hada
to do
~이~i
subject particle
~을~eul
object particle
운동undong
exercise
Questions & Answers about undongeul hamyeon geongangi johajyeoyo.
What does the ending -면 in 하면 mean, and what’s its nuance here?
- -(으)면 is a conditional meaning if/when/whenever.
- Use -면 after stems ending in a vowel and -으면 after stems ending in a consonant.
- 하- (vowel) + -면 → 하면
- 읽- (consonant) + -으면 → 읽으면
- In this sentence, it expresses a general truth/habit: “When(ever) you exercise, [then] your health improves.”
Why is it 운동을 하면 and not simply 운동하면? Are both correct?
Both are correct and natural.
- 운동을 하다 treats 운동 as an object with the light verb 하다.
- 운동하다 is a compound verb meaning “to exercise.”
- Conditionals:
- 운동을 하면 …
- 운동하면 … Nuance is minimal; 운동하면 is a bit tighter, while 운동을 하면 can feel slightly more explicit about “doing exercise.” You’ll see both in real usage, just like 공부(를) 하다 → 공부(를) 하면 vs 공부하면.
Why is it 좋아져요 instead of 좋아요?
- 좋아요 = “is good” (a state).
- 좋아져요 = “gets/becomes good, improves” (a change of state). Because the sentence describes what happens as a result of exercising, Korean prefers the change-of-state form: 건강이 좋아져요 (“health improves”). 건강이 좋아요 would mean “health is good (now).”