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KOREAN VERB

피곤하다

to be tired

  • #125 most used
  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am tired
NegativeI am not tired

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was tired
NegativeI was not tired

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be tired
NegativeI won’t be tired

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am tired (respectfully)
PastI was tired (respectfully)
FutureI will be tired (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) being tired, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) being tired, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I am tired
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I am tired
  5. But (-지만) I am tired, but…

How to use 피곤하다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    오늘은 수업이 많아서 너무 피곤해요.

    I have a lot of classes today, so I'm very tired.

  2. Past

    어제는 하루 종일 걸어서 정말 피곤했어요.

    Yesterday I walked all day, so I was really tired.

  3. Future

    내일 등산 가면 많이 피곤할 거예요.

    If we go hiking tomorrow, we'll be very tired.

  4. Honorific

    할머니, 많이 피곤하세요? 좀 쉬세요.

    Grandma, are you very tired? Have a rest.

  5. Connectives

    피곤하지만 오늘 숙제는 꼭 끝내야 해요.

    I'm tired, but I have to finish today's homework.

Good to know

  • 피곤하다 is tired from the day; sleepy is 졸리다, and 힘들다 is hard or exhausting.

Where you hear 피곤하다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 오늘은 좀 피곤해요. I'm a bit tired today.
  • 어제는 정말 피곤했어요. I was really tired yesterday.
  • 내일은 피곤할 거야. I'll be tired tomorrow.

Korean · Beginner Level 3

  • 오늘은 좀 피곤해요. I'm a bit tired today.
  • 어제는 정말 피곤했어요. I was really tired yesterday.
  • 내일은 피곤할 거야. I'll be tired tomorrow.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.