Let's learn about "개인적인 질문"

개인적인 질문 하나 해도 될까요 ?

1) can i ask you a persoanl question ?
2) may i ask you anpersonal question ?
3) can i ask something personal ?
4) mind if i ask simething personal ?

<example conversation>

<A person> 이런 거 물어볼 줄 모르셨겠지만, 개인적인 질문 하나 해도 될까요 ? i know this is kind of unexpected, but can i ask something persoanl ?

<B person> 물론이죠. sure.

<conversation explanation>

이런 거, 이런 것 : this thing
* “거” is used for easy pronunciation instead of “것”

그런 거, 저런 것 : such a thing
저런 거, 저런 것 : thta thing

* 그러하다 : be such
* 그런, 그러한 : such, like that, so
* 이러하다 : be as this
* 이런, 이러한 : such; this; like this; such ‥ as this; of this kind[sort]
* 저러하다 : be like that
* 저런, 저러한 : such; that; that sort[kind] of; like that

물어보다 : ask <— 묻다(ask) + ㄹ(a letter makes a word future tense) + 어(a conncection letter makes two verb unto a word) + 보다(see, look, watch)
줄 : (the fact) that ~~
물어볼 줄 : that i ask something <— 물어보다 + ㄹ(a letter indicates a general fact) + 줄(the fact that ~)

모르다 : don’t know
모르셨겠지만 : even though (you) don’t know <— 모르다 + 셨(a letter shows high respect attitude) + 겠지만,지만(even though, if)

개인 : person <— 개(each) + 인(human being)
개인적인 : personal <— 개인 + 적(a suffix has a meaning of “suitable”) + 인(a suffix makes a word adjective)

질문 : question, inquiry <— 질(ask, answer) + 문(question)

하나 : one
하다 : do
~~어도 : a suffix Indicates that the end syllable is attached to a vowel of before-word and is not related to the following words
되다 : become
~~까 : a question suffix
요 : a winsome suffix to everyone and everywhere
해도 될까요 : 하다 + 어도(a connection suffix) + 되다 + ㄹ(a suffix makes a word future tense) + 까 + 요

물론 : of course; to be sure; undoubtedly; naturally; needless to say <— 물(without, don’t) + 론(mention, discussion)
물론이죠 : sure <— 물론 + 이다(be) + 죠(a narrative but persuasive suffix)

* 물 : (1) water (2) must not; do not; without; never; a negative word used in formal speech

* 론, 논 : [1] [v] debate; dispute; argue [2] [v] discuss; discourse; comment on; appraise; evaluate; talk about [3] [n] theory; system of thoughts; dissertation; essay [4] [v] mention; regard; consider [5] by; in terms of

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[~적’s usage]

1) […의 방면에서의(in the field)].
(1) 경제적 : economical
(2) 교육적 견지에서 : from an educational point of view
(3) 금전적으로는 : monetarily / financially / as far as money goes[is concerned]
2) […같은(like)]
(1) 그 모임은 가정적인 분위기였다 : The party was held in[had] a homey atmosphere
(2) 이 지방은 대륙적인 기후이다 : The climate of this area is like that of the continent
3) […다운(having a manner)]
(1) 귀족적인 태도 : an aristocratic manner
4) […에 들어맞는(suitable)]
(1) 그는 논리적으로 생각하는 기질이다 He is the sort of man who thinks logically.

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[~ㄹ’s usage]

1) indicating the future tense with the foreboding of guesswork, determination, possibility, etc

예) 드디어 떠날 시간이 되었다 : at last It's time to leave.

2) expressing only guesswork or possibility without the idea of tense

예) 발 딛고 들어설 틈도 없다 : There is no time to step on.

3) In front of a noun that means time (e.g., “때·적·제·무렵”, etc), it only decorates behind-word without a tense function

예) 해질 무렵 : at the turn of day

4) Without the idea of tense, it indicates a general fact

예) 함께 일할 사람을 뽑다 : Pick someone to work with

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