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피곤하다 conjugation

to be tired · pigonhada · sounds like [피곤하다]

Short answer: “Tired” in Korean is 피곤하다 (pigonhada). Polite present: 피곤해요 (pigonhaeyo); past: 피곤했어요 (pigonhaesseoyo); future: 피곤할 거예요. It is a 하다 adjective: 하 + 아/어 always becomes 해.

Present피곤해요[피곤해요] · pigonhaeyo
Past피곤했어요[피곤해써요] · pigonhaesseoyo
Future피곤할 거예요[피곤할 꺼예요] · pigonhal geoyeyo
Negative안 피곤해요[안 피곤해요] · an pigonhaeyo

피곤하다 in sentences

오늘 좀 피곤해요.I’m a bit tired today.
피곤하면 쉬세요.If you’re tired, take a rest.

All forms of 피곤하다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-아/어요	피곤해요	[피곤해요]	pigonhaeyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	피곤합니다	[피곤함니다]	pigonhamnida
casual-아/어	피곤해	[피곤해]	pigonhae
plain (written)-다	피곤하다	[피곤하다]	pigonhada
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	피곤합니까?	[피곤함니까]	pigonhamnikka?

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	피곤했어요	[피곤해써요]	pigonhaesseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	피곤했습니다	[피곤핻씀니다]	pigonhaetseumnida
casual-았/었어	피곤했어	[피곤해써]	pigonhaesseo
plain (written)-았/었다	피곤했다	[피곤핻따]	pigonhaetda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will probably be-(으)ㄹ 거예요	피곤할 거예요	[피곤할 꺼예요]	pigonhal geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	피곤할 겁니다	[피곤할 껌니다]	pigonhal geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	피곤할 거야	[피곤할 꺼야]	pigonhal geoya

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 피곤해요	[안 피곤해요]	an pigonhaeyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 피곤했어요	[안 피곤해써요]	an pigonhaesseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	피곤하지 않아요	[피곤하지 아나요]	pigonhaji anayo

Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
honorific — present-(으)세요	피곤하세요	[피곤하세요]	pigonhaseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	피곤하셨어요	[피곤하셔써요]	pigonhasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	피곤하십니다	[피곤하심니다]	pigonhasimnida

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	피곤하고	[피곤하고]	pigonhago
… so / and then-아/어서	피곤해서	[피곤해서]	pigonhaeseo
if …-(으)면	피곤하면	[피곤하면]	pigonhamyeon
… but-지만	피곤하지만	[피곤하지만]	pigonhajiman
because …-(으)니까	피곤하니까	[피곤하니까]	pigonhanikka
… and / but (background)-(으)ㄴ데	피곤한데	[피곤한데]	pigonhande
even if …-아/어도	피곤해도	[피곤해도]	pigonhaedo
while …-(으)면서	피곤하면서	[피곤하면서]	pigonhamyeonseo

Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
(that is) …-(으)ㄴ	피곤한	[피곤한]	pigonhan
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	피곤할	[피곤할]	pigonhal

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
can be …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	피곤할 수 있어요	[피곤할 쑤 이써요]	pigonhal su isseoyo
cannot be …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	피곤할 수 없어요	[피곤할 쑤 업써요]	pigonhal su eopseoyo
have to be …-아/어야 해요	피곤해야 해요	[피곤해야 해요]	pigonhaeya haeyo
it’s OK if it’s …-아/어도 돼요	피곤해도 돼요	[피곤해도 돼요]	pigonhaedo dwaeyo
…ly (adverb)-게	피곤하게	[피곤하게]	pigonhage
becomes …-아/어지다	피곤해져요	[피곤해저요]	pigonhaejeoyo
…ing (noun)-기	피곤하기	[피곤하기]	pigonhagi

How 피곤하다 changes

Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 피곤해요, 피곤했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 피곤합니다, 피곤하면.

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Questions

How do you say “tired” in Korean?

“Tired” is 피곤하다 (pigonhada), pronounced [피곤하다]. In a sentence: 오늘 좀 피곤해요. — I’m a bit tired today.

What is the past tense of 피곤하다?

피곤했어요 (pigonhaesseoyo) is the polite past tense of 피곤하다 (“to be tired”). Formal: 피곤했습니다; casual: 피곤했어.

How do you say 피곤하다 politely?

Everyday polite: 피곤해요 (pigonhaeyo). Formal: 피곤합니다. Casual, with close friends: 피곤해.

How do you say “not tired” in Korean?

안 피곤해요 or 피곤하지 않아요. Both mean the same; the first is more common in speech.

Is 피곤하다 irregular?

No. Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 피곤해요, 피곤했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 피곤합니다, 피곤하면.

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Forms follow 한글 맞춤법 (Korean spelling rules); pronunciation follows 표준 발음법 and romanization follows 국어의 로마자 표기법 (Revised Romanization). Last updated October 16, 2026. How we check