피곤하다(pi-gon-ha-da, pigonhada)
피곤하다 means feeling physically or mentally tired and lacking energy.
Nuances
- Includes both physical and mental tiredness.
- Expresses a subjective feeling of exhaustion.
- Different from ‘졸리다’ (sleepy); 피곤하다 is about tiredness, not sleepiness.
When to use
daily conversation, work life, health condition
In context
피곤하다 is mainly used as an adjective describing the subject's tired state. It often appears with cause connectors like ‘~아서/어서 피곤하다’ or ‘피곤해서’ to explain reasons. It is very common in everyday conversation.