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Decoded Slug: ~하기는 하다 [hakineun hada] (Do to some extent)
Korean Grammar Point
~하기는 하다 [hakineun hada] (Do to some extent)
~하기는 하다 [hakineun hada] (Do to some extent)
Short explanation:
Used to admit that something is done to some degree, but not fully or enthusiastically.
Formation:
Verb-기 + 는 + 하다
Examples:
나는 요리하기는 하는데 맛있게 하는 건 아니예요.
Naneun yorihagineun haneunde masitge haneun geon aniyeyo.
I do cook, but it's not that I cook deliciously.
그는 운전하기는 하는데 안전하게는 운전하지 않아요.
Geuneun unjeonhagineun haneunde anjeonhagejeun unjeonhaji anhayo.
He does drive, but he does not drive safely.
어머니는 영어를 이해하기는 하지만 말하기는 좀 힘들어하세요.
Eomeonineun yeongeoreul ihaehagineun hajiman malhagineun jom himdeureohaseyo.
My mother does understand English, but she finds speaking it somewhat difficult.
나는 운동하기는 하는데 정기적으로 하지는 않아요.
Naneun undonghagineun haneunde jeongigjeogeuro hajineun anhayo.
I do exercise, but I don't do it regularly.
Long explanation:
~하기는 하다 [hakineun hada] is a Korean grammar point that is used when someone does do something, but not completely, regularly, or with excitement. This grammar form shows an extent of participation or happening, but implies some sort of limit or lacking. It's a way of acknowledging that something happens or is done but suggesting that it is done in a less than ideal, satisfactory, or usual manner.