Let’s learn about "대화 중 상황(Situation in conversation)" #10

1. 그럼요 / 물론이죠 : Of course / absolutely / Certainly

[other expressions]

- 그럼. (to the younger or your friends)

- 그럼요. (formal)

- 물론. (to the younger or your friends)

- 물론이죠. (to the younger or your friends)

- 물론입니다. (formal)

[explanations]

* 그럼 : (1) certainly; of course; indeed; yes; yah; quite so (2) [=그러면] if that is so; if that is the case

* 그럼요 : 그럼 + -요(an honourific suffix)

* 물론[勿論] (as a matter) of course; needless to say; not to mention; to say nothing of; to be sure

* 물론이죠 : a short form of 물론이지요

* a noun + -이지요 / -이죠 / -입니다 : an honourific descriptive form of 이다 by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ’

2. 그래서 그랬군요 : That explains it all / So, that’s what it was.

[other expressions]

- 그래서 그랬군. (to the younger or your friends)

- 그래서 그랬구나. (to the younger or your friends)

- 그래서 그랬군요.

- 그래서 그러셨군요.

[explanations]

* 그래서 : so; therefore

* 그렇다 / 그러하다 : be such; that’s right

* 그랬다 : past tense of 그렇다

* a verb + -군 / -구나 : an exclamative verb ending suffix

* a noun + -요 : an honourific suffix

* 그러셨군요 : 그러하다 + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -었(a suffix makes a verb past tense) + -군(an exclamative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific suffix)

3. 이런! 안됐군! : That’s too bad / How unfortunate! / I am sorry to hear that

[other expressions]

- 이런! 안됐다. (to the younger or your friends)

- 이런! 안됐네. (to the younger or your friends)

- 이런! 안됐군. (to the younger or your friends)

- 이런! 안됐구나. (to the younger or your friends)

- 이런! 안됐군요.

- 이런! 안됐네요.

- 이런! 안됐습니다. (formal)

[explanations]

* 이런 : (1) so; such; such...as; like this; of this kind [sort]; this kind [sort] of (2) Oh dear!; Goodness!; Oh my!; Why!; What a surprise!; Well, well!

* 안되다 : be sorry (for); be regrettable; have pity (on)

* 안됐다 : past tense of 안되다

* a verb + -네 / -다 : a descriptive verb ending suffix

* a verb + -군 / -구나 : an exclamative verb ending suffix

* a noun + -요 / -습니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘-요’ / ‘-습’

4. 농담이야 : That was a joke / It was just a plank

[other expressions]

- 농담이다. (to the younger or your friends)

- 농담이야. (to the younger or your friends)

- 농담인데. (to the younger or your friends)

- 농담이에요.

- 농담입니다. (formal)

[explanations]

* 농담 : a joke

* 이다 : be

* a noun + -이야 / -인데 : a descriptive form of 이다

* a noun + -이에요 : a honourific descriptive form of 이다 by ‘-요’; this is used after a word ends a consonsnt

* a noun + -입니다 : a honourific descriptive form of 이다 by ‘-ㅂ’