1. 그는 잘생기진 않았지만 매력 있어요 : He’s not handsome but attractive / He’s more attractive than handsome / Although he’s not handsome, he’s charming
[other expressions]
- 그는 잘생기진 않았지만 매력 있다. (to younger people or friends)
- 그는 잘생기진 않았지만 매력 있네. (to younger people or friends)
- 그는 잘생기진 않았지만 매력 있어. (to younger people or friends)
- 그는 잘생기진 않았지만 매력 있네요. (honourific by '요')
- 그는 잘생기진 않았지만 매력 있어요. (honourific by '요')
- 그는 잘생기진 않았지만 매력 있습니다. (formal; more honourific by '스')
[explanations]
* 그 : He
* -는 : a particle makes 그 subjective after a word ends in a vowel
* 잘생기다 : be nice: be handsome; be kind; be pleasant to look at <-- 잘(well) + 생기다(be born; come into being)
* 생기다 : (1) [=얻다) get; obtain; come by (2) [=발생하다] arise; [=일어나다] occur; happen; take place; come to pass; break out; chance; transpire (3) [=존재하게 되다] come into being; form; be born (4) [=...인 것 같다•...처럼 보이다•...처럼 보여지다] look (like); seem; appear
* 잘생긴 : nice: handsome; kind; pleasant to look at
* 잘생겼다 : be handsome (even though this is a past tense of 잘생기다, this has a meaning of the present tense)
* 잘생기진 : a short form of 잘생기지는
* 잘생기지는 : 잘생기(the stem of 잘생기다) + -지(a connection suffix makes a verb negative meaning before a verb means negative nuance) + -는(a suffix emphasizes -지)
* -지 / -지는 / -진 : (1) do not; be not (2) isn't it?; aren't you? (3) if; whether
* 않다 : be not
* 않았다 : past tense of 않다 by '-았-'
* 않았지만 : 않았(the stem of 않았다) + -지만(but; even though)
* 매력 : charm
* -이 : a particle makes 매력 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a consonant; this omitted
* 있다 : be; exist; have; this is used as the form of -이 있다 / -가 있다
* 있습니다 : 있(the stem of 있다) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by '-ㅂ')
* an adjective + -다 / -네 / -어 : a non-honourific descriptive adjective ending suffix
* an adjective + -네 / -어 + -요 : an honourific descriptive ending suffix
* an adjective + -습니다 / -ㅂ니다 : an honourific descriptive adjective ending suffix by '스' / '-ㅂ'
2. 네가 왜 그를 그렇게 좋아하는 건지 모르겠어. 그냥 평범한 사람인데 말이야 : I don’t know why you like him so much. He is just a regular guy.
[other expressions]
- 네가 왜 그를 그렇게 좋아하는 건지 모르겠다. (to younger people or friends)
- 네가 왜 그를 그렇게 좋아하는 건지 모르겠네. (to younger people or friends)
- 네가 왜 그를 그렇게 좋아하는 건지 모르겠어. (to younger people or friends)
- 네가 왜 그를 그렇게 좋아하는 건지 모르겠는데. (to younger people or friends)
- 오빠가 왜 그를 그렇게 좋아하는 건지 모르겠네요. (honourific by '요')
- 오빠가 왜 그를 그렇게 좋아하는 건지 모르겠어요. (honourific by '요')
- 오빠가 왜 그를 그렇게 좋아하는 건지 모르겠는데요. (honourific by '요')
- 오빠가 왜 그를 그렇게 좋아하는 건지 모르겠습니다. (formal; more honourific by '스')
- 그냥 평범한 사람인데 말이다. (to younger people or friends)
- 그냥 평범한 사람인데 말이네. (to younger people or friends)
- 그냥 평범한 사람인데 말야. (to younger people or friends)
- 그냥 평범한 사람인데 말이야. (to younger people or friends)
- 그냥 평범한 사람인데 말이네요. (honourific by '요')
- 그냥 평범한 사람인데 말이예요. (honourific by '요')
- 그냥 평범한 사람인데 말입니다. (formal; honourific by '-ㅂ')
- 그저 평범한 사람인데 말이다. (to younger people or friends)
- 그저 평범한 사람인데 말이네. (to younger people or friends)
- 그저 평범한 사람인데 말야. (to younger people or friends)
- 그저 평범한 사람인데 말이야. (to younger people or friends)
- 그저 평범한 사람인데 말이네요. (honourific by '요')
- 그저 평범한 사람인데 말이예요. (honourific by '요')
- 그저 평범한 사람인데 말입니다. (formal; honourific by '-ㅂ')
[explanations]
* 네 / 니 / 너 : you (non-honourific word)
* 오빠 : a older brother of a girl; you should not use 네 / 니 / 너 about someone is older than your age
* -가 : a particle makes a pronoun the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a vowel
* 왜 : why
* 그 : [=그 사람] he; him
* 그 사람 : he; him; she; her (non-honourific word)
* 그 분 : he; him; she; her (honourific word)
* -를 : a particle makes 그 objective after a word ends in a vowel
* -을 : a particle makes 그 사람 / 그 분 objective after a word ends in a consonant
* 그렇게 : like that; such; so
* 좋아하다 : like
* 좋아하는 : 좋아하(the stem of 좋아하다) + -는(a suffix makes a verb attributive)
* 건이지 : a short form of 것인지 <-- 거 + -ㄴ지
* 거 / 것 : a thing; a word makes a verb infinitive in English <-- 것 + 인지
* -ㄴ지 / -인지 : whether ... or
* 모르다 : don't know
* 모르겠다 : 모르(the stem of 모르다) + -겠(one's conjecture) + -다(a non-honourific basic verb ending suffix)
* an adjective + -다 / -네 / -어 / -는데 : a non-honourific descriptive adjective ending suffix
* an adjective + -네 / -어 / -는데 + -요 : an honourific descriptive ending suffix
* an adjective + -습니다 / -ㅂ니다 : an honourific descriptive adjective ending suffix by '스' / '-ㅂ'
* 그냥 : (1) [=있는 그대로] as it is[stands] (2) [=아무 생각·조건 없이•그저] just
- 그냥 두세요 : Just leave it as it is
- 우리는 그냥 친구 사이다 : We are just friends
* 그냥 : this can be replaced by 그저
* 평범 : commonness; commonplaceness: banality; platitude; mediocrity; homeliness
* 평범한 : (1) common; ordinary; commonplace; homely; humdrum; banal; trite; mediocre (2) [=특색이 없는] featureless; tame; unremarkable
* 평범하다 : : (1) be common; be ordinary; be commonplace; be homely; be humdrum; be banal; be trite; be mediocre (2) [=특색이 없다] be featureless; be tame; be unremarkable
* 사람 : human being (non-honourific word)
* 분 : human being (honourific word)
* 인데 : 이(the stem of 이다) + -ㄴ데
* 이다 : be
* -인데 / -ㄴ데 : this means "it is and ... ; it is but ..." (1) a connection suffix indicates a premise to elicit a subsequent fact. (2) a connection suffix shows light feelings or regrets by asking for the consent of others
* 말 : a word
* 이다 : be
* 말야 : a short form of 말이야
* ...인데 말야 / -ㄴ데 말야 / ...인데 말이야 / ...ㄴ데 말이야 : a word used to convey an uncertain story; this means (1) it is said that ~ (2) anyway
* a noun + -이다 / -이네 / -야 / -이야 / -인데 : a non-honourific descriptive form of 이다
* a noun + -이네 / -인데 + -요 : an honourific ending ng suffix
* a noun + -예요 / -이에요 / -입니다 : an honourific descriptive form of 이다 by '-요' / '-ㅂ'
3. 잘생긴 건 아니지만 매력적이야 : He is not handsome but attractive
[other expressions]
- 잘생긴 건 아니지만 매력적이다. (to younger people or friends)
- 잘생긴 건 아니지만 매력적이네. (to younger people or friends)
- 잘생긴 건 아니지만 매력적이야. (to younger people or friends)
- 잘생긴 건 아니지만 매력적이네요. (honourific by '요')
- 잘생긴 건 아니지만 매력적이에요. (honourific by '요')
- 잘생긴 건 아니지만 매력적입니다. (formal; honourific by '-ㅂ')
- 잘생기진 않았지만 매력적이다. (to younger people or friends)
- 잘생기진 않았지만 매력적이네. (to younger people or friends)
- 잘생기진 않았지만 매력적이야. (to younger people or friends)
- 잘생기진 않았지만 매력적이네요. (honourific by '요')
- 잘생기진 않았지만 매력적이에요. (honourific by '요')
- 잘생기진 않았지만 매력적입니다. (formal; honourific by '-ㅂ')
[explanations]
* 잘생기다 : be nice: be handsome; be kind; be pleasant to look at <-- 잘(well) + 생기다(be born; come into being)
* 생기다 : (1) [=얻다) get; obtain; come by (2) [=발생하다] arise; [=일어나다] occur; happen; take place; come to pass; break out; chance; transpire (3) [=존재하게 되다] come into being; form; be born (4) [=...인 것 같다•...처럼 보이다•...처럼 보여지다] look (like); seem; appear
* 잘생긴 : nice: handsome; kind; pleasant to look at
* 건 : a short form of 것은 <-- 거 + -ㄴ
* 거 / 것 : a thing
* -은 / -ㄴ : a particle makes 것 / 거 the topic of the sentence
* 잘생긴 것 : handsome thing; handsome human being
* 아닌 : not <-- 아니(the stem of 아니다) + -ㄴ(a suffix makes 아니다 attributive)
* 아니다 : be not
* 아니지만 : 아니(the stem of 아니다) + -지만(but; even though)
* 잘생겼다 : be handsome (even though this is a past tense of 잘생기다, this has a meaning of the present tense)
* 잘생기진 : a short form of 잘생기지는
* 잘생기지는 : 잘생기(the stem of 잘생기다) + -지(a connection suffix makes a verb negative meaning before a verb means negative nuance) + -는(a suffix emphasizes -지)
* -지 / -지는 / -진 : (1) do not; be not (2) isn't it?; aren't you? (3) if; whether
* 않다 : be not
* 않았다 : past tense of 않다 by '-았-'
* 않았지만 : 않았(the stem of 않았다) + -지만(but; even though)
* 매력 : charm
* 매력적 / 매력적인 : charming
* -적 / -적인 : a suffix makss a noun an adjective
* a noun + -이다 / -이네 / -야 / -이야 / -인데 : a non-honourific descriptive form of 이다
* a noun + -이네 / -인데 + -요 : an honourific ending ng suffix
* a noun + -예요 / -이에요 / -입니다 : an honourific descriptive form of 이다 by '-요' / '-ㅂ'
* a noun ends in a consonant + -이에요 :
ex) 그분은 아주 매력적이에요
* a noun ends in a vowel + -예요
ex) 그녀는 엄청 미녀예요
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