Breakdown of pigonhaedo hangugeo gongbureul gyesokhaeyo.
~를~reul
object particle
한국어hangugeo
Korean language
공부gongbu
study
피곤하다pigonhada
tired
Questions & Answers about pigonhaedo hangugeo gongbureul gyesokhaeyo.
What does -아/어도 mean in 피곤해도?
-아/어도 means even if or although.
So 피곤해도 is built from 피곤하다 (to be tired) + -아/어도, giving the sense of:
- even if (someone is) tired
- although (someone is) tired
In this sentence, it connects the first idea to the second:
- being tired → does not stop the action of continuing to study Korean
Why does 피곤하다 become 피곤해도?
This is because 피곤하다 is a 하다-style adjective. When you attach -아/어도, you first conjugate it the same way you would in the -아/어 form:
- 피곤하다 → 피곤해
- 피곤해
- 도 → 피곤해도
A lot of Korean learners find it helpful to think of it as:
- dictionary form: 피곤하다
- connective form: 피곤해도
This pattern is very common with 하다 words:
- 공부하다 → 공부해도
- 운동하다 → 운동해도
Why is there no subject like I in the sentence?