What does 해가지고요 mean?
해가지고요 means "because I did it that way; having done it" in Korean.
How it works here
해가지고요 links the preceding action 해 with an ensuing explanation.
Key expression
-아/어가지고요
To explain by adding a reason or preceding action
-아/어가지고요 connects a preceding action or cause to an explanation and sounds conversational.
When it's used
Used to add a reason, background, or preceding action in casual speech.
The line
제가 가슴 운동을 해가지고요
I did chest exercises, you see.
The speaker adds what exercise they did as background or a reason.
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More examples
어제 너무 늦게 자가지고요 아침에 일어나기 힘들었어요.
I went to bed too late yesterday, so it was hard to get up this morning.
길이 막혀가지고요 회의에 조금 늦었어요.
There was traffic, so I was a little late for the meeting.
Quick check
When would you use this expression?
해가지고요
제가 가슴 운동을 해가지고요
I did chest exercises, you see.
- Saying that exercise ended as soon as it started.
- Adding that exercising made one tired as a reason.
- Asking someone not to exercise.
Show the answer
Adding that exercising made one tired as a reason.
to explain by adding a reason or preceding action. -아/어가지고요 connects a preceding action or cause to an explanation and sounds conversational.
Other words in this line
- 저
- I; me (humble)
- 가슴
- Chest
- 운동
- Exercise
- 하다
- To do
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