疲(つか)れ()て() tsukareteは waいた itaが ga私(わたし) watashiは waパーティー paateiiに ni出(しゅっ)席(せき) shussekiした shita。 Although I was tired, I attended the party. Literal Tired [was-ては] [although-いたが] I [topic-は] party [to-に] attended. 疲れてはいたが is a concessive: 'although I was tired.' The は inside the te-form adds emphasis/contrast. The sentence shows determination despite physical fatigue. tirednesssocial eventscontrastive は
疲(つか)れ()て() tsukareteは waいた itaが ga私(わたし) watashiは waパーティー paateiiに ni出(しゅっ)席(せき) shussekiした shita。 Although I was tired, I attended the party. Literal Tired [was-ては] [although-いたが] I [topic-は] party [to-に] attended. 疲れてはいたが is a concessive: 'although I was tired.' The は inside the te-form adds emphasis/contrast. The sentence shows determination despite physical fatigue. tirednesssocial eventscontrastive は