Let’s learn about "철이 들다”

* The two following sentences shoudn’t be used to unfamilar people. esp. to the elderly more than you.

1. 그래서 철이 드는 거야 : That's why you're growing up

[other expressions]

- 그래서 철이 드는 거다. (to younger people or friends)

- 그래서 철이 드는 거야. (to younger people or friends)

- 그래서 철이 드는 거예요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 그래서 철이 드는 겁니다. (formal; honourific by ‘-ㅂ’)

- 그래서 철이 드는 것이다. (to younger people or friends)

- 그래서 철이 드는 것이야. (to younger people or friends)

- 그래서 철이 드는 것이에요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 그래서 철이 드는 것입니다. (formal; honourific by ‘-ㅂ’)

[explanations]

* 그래서 : (1) (and) so, therefore, accordingly, consequently (2) thus, for that[this] reason, on that account[score]

- 그래서 어떻단 말이야? : So what?

* 철 : (1) iron; steel (2) [=계절] season; [=시기] time (3) discretion; prudence; sense; good sense; wisdom in the sentence

- 철의 장막 : iron curtain

- 봄철 : spring

- 여름철 : summer

- 가을철 : autumn

- 겨울철 : winter

* -이 : a particle makes 철 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a consonant

* 들다 : [irregular verb] (1) raise (2) come into in the sentence

* 드는 : 들다(the stem of 들다; ㄹ erased before 는) + -는(a suffix makes a verb present tense and attributive)

* 거 : a short form of 것(a thing; a stuff)

* 이다 : be

* -ㄹ 거예요 / -ㄹ 것이다 : It wil ~

* 더 오래 걸릴 거예요 / 더 오래 걸릴 것이다 : It will take long more

* 거다 = 것이다

* 거네 = 것이네 : 것 + -이다 + -네

* 거야 = 것이야 : 것 + -이다 + -야

* 건데 = 것인데 : 것 + -이다 + -ㄴ데

* 거예요 = 것이에요 : 것 + -이다 + -에 + -요

* 겁니다 = 것입니다 : 것 + -이다 + -ㅂ니다

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

* a noun + -예요 / -이에요 / -입니다 / -ㅂ니다 : an honourific descriptive form of 이다 by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ’

2. 너 요즘 철 좀 든 거 같네 : You look like you've grown up these day

[other expressions]

- 너 요즘 철 좀 든 거 같아. (to younger people or friends)

- 너 요즘 철 좀 든 거 같다. (to younger people or friends)

- 너 요즘 철 좀 든 거 같네. (to younger people or friends)

- 너 요즘 철 좀 든 거 같은걸. (to younger people or friends)

- 너 요즘 철 좀 든 거 같은데. (to younger people or friends)

- 너 요즘 철 좀 든 거 같군! (to younger people or friends)

- 너 요즘 철 좀 든 거 같구나! (to younger people or friends)

- 오빠 요즘 철 좀 든 거 같아요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 오빠 요즘 철 좀 든 거 같네요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 오빠 요즘 철 좀 든 거 같은걸요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 오빠 요즘 철 좀 든 거 같은데요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 오빠 요즘 철 좀 든 거 같군요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 오빠 요즘 철 좀 든 거 같습니다. (formal; more honourific by ‘-스’)

[explanations]

* 너 / 니 : you (non-honourific)

* 오빠 : old brother of a girl

* -가 : a suffix makes 너 / 오빠 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a vowel

* 철 : (1) iron; steel (2) [=계절] season; [=시기] time (3) discretion; prudence; sense; good sense; wisdom in the sentence

- 철의 장막 : iron curtain

- 봄철 : spring

- 여름철 : summer

- 가을철 : autumn

- 겨울철 : winter

* -이 : a particle makes 철 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a consonant

* 들다 : [irregular verb] (1) raise (2) come into in the sentence

* 든 : 들다(the stem of 들다; ㄹ erased before ㄴ) + -는(a suffix makes a verb past tense and attributive)

* 거 : a short form of 것(a thing; a stuff)

* 같다 : (1) be equal to (2) seem; look like ~ in the sentence

* 같습니다 : 같(the stem of 같다) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니다

* a verb + -아 / -네 / -다 / -은걸 / -은데 : a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix

* a verb + -군! / -구나! : a non-honourific exclamatory verb ending suffix

* a verb + -아 / -네 / -은걸 / -은데 / -군! + -요 : honourific verb ending suffix

* a verb + -습니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix