Why does 하다 become 해요?
Its not 하 + 아요 but it’s 하 + ?
And why does it become 해요?
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해요 is contraction form of 하여요
하여요 << 하(다) + 여요
여요 is alternate form of 어요 after ~하다
하여(요) is rarely used nowadays.
c.f.
했어요 is contraction form of 하였어요.
하였어요 << 하(다) + 였 + 어요
였 is alternate form of 었 after ~하다
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