1. 어쩌면 그렇게 날씬하세요? : How do you keep in shape? / How do you keep fit?
[other expressions]
- 어쩌면 그렇게 날씬하니? (to younger people or friends)
- 어쩌면 그렇게 날씬하냐? (to younger people or friends)
- 어쩌면 그렇게 날씬하지? (to younger people or friends)
- 어쩌면 그렇게 날씬한가? (to younger people or friends)
- 어쩌면 그렇게 날씬한데? (to younger people or friends)
- 어쩌면 그렇게 날씬해? (to younger people or friends)
- 어쩌면 그렇게 날씬하지요? (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 어쩌면 그렇게 날씬하죠? (honourific by ‘-요’; -죠? is a short form of -지요?)
- 어쩌면 그렇게 날씬한데요? (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 어쩌면 그렇게 날씬한가요? (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 어쩌면 그렇게 날씬해요? (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 어쩌면 그렇게 날씬합니까? (formal; honourific by ‘-ㅂ’)
- 어쩌면 그렇게 날씬하세요? (more honourific by ‘시’)
- 어쩌면 그렇게 날씬하셔요? (more honourific by ‘시’)
- 어쩌면 그렇게 날씬하십니까? (more honourific by ‘시’)
[explanations]
* 어쩌면 : a short form of 어찌하면
* 어찌하면 : (1) [=확실하지는 않지만 짐작하건대] possibly; maybe; perhaps; likely (2) [=도대체 어떻게 하면•아무리] how; what
* 아무리 : however (much)...(may); no matter how...(may)
* 그렇게 : [Pronunciation: 그러케] a short form of 그러하게
* 그러하게 : (1) [=매우•아주•엄청] so; so much; that much; [=그처럼] like that; that way; in that manner; [=특별하게] particularly; (not) very
* 날씬한 : slender; slim; meager
* 날씬하게 : an adverb form of 날씬하게 by ‘-게’
* 날씬하다 : be slender; be slim; be meager
* 날씬한가? : 날씬하(the stem of 날씬하다) + -ㄴ가?(a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)
* 날씬한데? : 날씬하(the stem of 날씬하다) + -ㄴ데?(a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)
* 날씬한지? : 날씬하(the stem of 날씬하다) + -ㄴ지?(a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)
* 날씬해? : 날씬하(the stem of 날씬하다) + -어?(a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)
* 날씬합니까? : 날씬하(the stem of 날씬하다) + -ㅂ니까(an honourific interrogative verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’)
* 날씬하세요? : 날씬하(the stem of 날씬하다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -어(a interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 날씬하셔요? : 날씬하(the stem of 날씬하다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -여(a interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 날씬하십니까? : 날씬하(the stem of 날씬하다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니까(an honourific interrogative verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’)
* a verb + -니? / -냐? / -ㄴ가? / -지? / -ㄴ지? / -어? : a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix
* a verb + -ㄴ가? / -지? / -ㄴ지? / -어? + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix
* a verb + -세요? / -셔요? / -십니까? / -ㅂ니까? : an honourific interrgative verb ending suffix by ‘-시-‘ / ‘-요’
2. 보기 좋다. 어떻게 하면 그렇게 날씬해? : You are in good shape. How do you keep fit?
[other expressions]
- 보기 좋다. (to younger people or friends)
- 보기 좋네. (to younger people or friends)
- 보기 좋아. (to younger people or friends)
- 보기 좋군! (to younger people or friends)
- 보기 좋구나! (to younger people or friends)
- 보기 좋네요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 보기 좋아요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 보기 좋군요! (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 보기 좋습니다. (formal; more honourific by ‘스’)
- 어떻게 하면 그렇게 날씬하니? (to younger people or friends)
- 어떻게 하면 그렇게 날씬하냐? (to younger people or friends)
- 어떻게 하면 그렇게 날씬하지? (to younger people or friends)
- 어떻게 하면 그렇게 날씬한가? (to younger people or friends)
- 어떻게 하면 그렇게 날씬한데? (to younger people or friends)
- 어떻게 하면 그렇게 날씬해? (to younger people or friends)
- 어떻게 하면 그렇게 날씬하지요? (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 어떻게 하면 그렇게 날씬하죠? (honourific by ‘-요’; -죠? is a short form of -지요?)
- 어떻게 하면 그렇게 날씬한데요? (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 어떻게 하면 그렇게 날씬한가요? (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 어떻게 하면 그렇게 날씬해요? (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 어떻게 하면 그렇게 날씬합니까? (formal; honourific by ‘-ㅂ’)
- 어떻게 하면 그렇게 날씬하세요? (more honourific by ‘시’)
- 어떻게 하면 그렇게 날씬하셔요? (more honourific by ‘시’)
- 어떻게 하면 그렇게 날씬하십니까? (more honourific by ‘시’)
[explanations]
* 보다 : see; look; watch
* 보기 : a noun form of 보다 by ‘-기’(a suffix makes a verb s noun)
* -가 : a suffix makes 보기 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a vowel; this omitted
* 좋은 : good; fine
* 좋다 : be good; be fine
* 좋습니다 : 좋(the stem of 좋다) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descripptive verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’)
* a verb + -어 / -네 / -다 : a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix
* a verb + -군! / -구나! : a non-honourific exclamatory verb ending suffix
* a verb + -어 / -네 / -군! + -요 : honourific verb ending suffix
* a verb + -십니다 / -ㅂ니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’
* 어떻게 하면 : [=어쩌면•어찌하면] how; what
* 그렇게 : [Pronunciation: 그러케] a short form of 그러하게
* 그러하게 : (1) [=매우•아주•엄청] so; so much; that much; [=그처럼] like that; that way; in that manner; [=특별하게] particularly; (not) very
* 날씬한 : slender; slim; meager
* 날씬하게 : an adverb form of 날씬하게 by ‘-게’
* 날씬하다 : be slender; be slim; be meager
* 날씬한가? : 날씬하(the stem of 날씬하다) + -ㄴ가?(a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)
* 날씬한데? : 날씬하(the stem of 날씬하다) + -ㄴ데?(a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)
* 날씬한지? : 날씬하(the stem of 날씬하다) + -ㄴ지?(a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)
* 날씬해? : 날씬하(the stem of 날씬하다) + -어?(a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)
* 날씬합니까? : 날씬하(the stem of 날씬하다) + -ㅂ니까(an honourific interrogative verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’)
* 날씬하세요? : 날씬하(the stem of 날씬하다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -어(a interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 날씬하셔요? : 날씬하(the stem of 날씬하다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -여(a interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 날씬하십니까? : 날씬하(the stem of 날씬하다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니까(an honourific interrogative verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’)
* a verb + -니? / -냐? / -ㄴ가? / -지? / -ㄴ지? / -어? : a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix
* a verb + -ㄴ가? / -지? / -ㄴ지? / -어? + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix
* a verb + -세요? / -셔요? / -십니까? / -ㅂ니까? : an honourific interrgative verb ending suffix by ‘-시-‘ / ‘-요’
3. 3년째 요가를 하고 있어 : I have been doing yoga for three years now.
[other expressions]
- 3년째 요가를 하고 있다. (to younger people or friends)
- 3년째 요가를 하고 있네. (to younger people or friends)
- 3년째 요가를 하고 있어. (to younger people or friends)
- 3년째 요가를 하고 있네요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 3년째 요가를 하고 있어요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 3년째 요가를 하고 있습니다. (formal; honourific by ‘ㅂ’)
[explanations]
* 나 : I (non-honourific word)
* 저 : I (honourific word)
* -는 : a particle makes 나 / 저 subjective after a ends in a vowel; this omitted
* 3년 : three years
* 째 : [=동안] during; for
* 요가 : Yoga
* -를 : a suffix makes 요가 objective after a word ends in a vowel
* 하다 : do
* 요가하다 / 요가를 하다 : do a yoga
* -고 있다 : be ...ing; be in the middle of ...ing
* 느끼고 있다 : be feeling ...
* 있습니다 : 있(the stem of 있다) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’)
* a verb + -다 / -네 / -어 : a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix
* a verb + -네 / -어 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix
* a verb + -습니다 / -ㅂ니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘스-‘ / ‘-ㅂ’
4. 그녀는 통통해요. : She’s chubby / She’s slightly plump / She’s a bit overweight
[other expressions]
- 그녀는 통통하다. (to younger people or friends)
- 그녀는 통통하네. (to younger people or friends)
- 그녀는 통통해. (to younger people or friends)
- 그분은 통통하네요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 그분은 통통해요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 그분은 통통합니다. (formal; more honourific by ‘스’)
- 그분은 통통하시네요. (more honourific by ‘시’)
- 그분은 통통하세요. (more honourific by ‘시’)
- 그분은 통통하십니다. (formal; more honourific by ‘시’)
[explanations]
* 그녀 : she (non-honourific word)
* -는 : a particle makes 그녀 subjective after a word ends in a vowel
* 그분 : she or he (honourific word)
* -은 : a particle makes 그녀 subjective after a word ends in a consonant
* 통통한 : fat; plump; copulent
* 퉁퉁한 : strong word of 통통한
* 뚱뚱한 : a bit bad nuance word of 통통한
* 통통하다 : be fat; be plump; be copulent
* 퉁퉁하다 : strong word of 통통하다
* 뚱뚱하다 : a bit bad nuance word of 통통하다
* 해 : 하(the stem of 하다) + -어(a non-honourific descripptive verb ending suffix)
* 통통합니다 : 통통하(the stem of 통통하다) + -ㅂ니까(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’)
* 통통하시네요 : 통통하(the stem of 통통하다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -네(a descriptive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 통통하세요 : 통통하(the stem of 통통하다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -어(a descriptive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 통통하셔요 : 통통하(the stem of 통통하다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -여(a descriptive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 통통하십니다 : 통통하(the stem of 통통하다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니까(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’)
* a verb + -어 / -네 / -다 : a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix
* a verb + -어 / -네 + -요 : honourific verb ending suffix
* a verb + -십니다 / -ㅂ니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘시’ / ‘-ㅂ’