Let’s learn about "하지 마”

하지 마 :  Don’t do that

[other expressions]

- 하지 마. (to younger people or friends)

- 하지 마라. (to younger people or friends)

- 하지 말아. (to younger people or friends)

- 하지 마요. (honourific by ‘요’)

- 하지 말아요. (honourific by ‘요’)

- 하지 마십시오. (formal; more honourific by ‘시’)

- 하지 마시겠어요. (more honourific by ‘시’)

- 하지 마시겠습니까. (more honourific by ‘시’)

[explanations]

* 하다 : do

* 하지 : 하(the stem of 하다) + -지(a connection suffix makes a verb negative meaning before a verb means negative nuance)

* 말다 : [irregular verb] (1) [=둘둘 말다]  roll (up)

(2) put (boiled rice) into soup [water]; mix (food) with (water, soup) (3) [=그만두다•중단하다] stop; cease; discontinue; leave off; drop; give up; lay aside; quit; cut out (3) [=하지 않다•하지 않는게 좋다] don't; had better not (4) [=끝내다] end up (doing); finally do

* 마: 말(the stem of 말다; ㄹ erased before 아; 마 and 아 contracted 마) + -아(a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ ")

* 말아: 말(the stem of 말다) + -아(a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ ")

* 마라: 말(the stem of 말다; ㄹ erased before 아) + -아라(a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ ")

* 마십시오 : 말(the stem of 말다; ㄹ erased before 시)  + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ시어(an honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ " by ‘시’)

* 마시겠어요 : 말(the stem of 말다; ㄹ erased before 시) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -겠(a suffix asks a listener’s will) + -어요(an honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ " by ‘요’)

* 마시겠어요 : 말(the stem of 말다; ㄹ erased before 시)  + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -겠(a suffix asks a listener’s will) + -ㅂ니까(an honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ " by ‘ㅂ’)

* a verb + -아 / -아라 : a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ "

* a verb + -아 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix

* a verb + -십시오 / -시겠어요 / -시겠습니까 : an honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ " by ‘시’