Let's learn about "잘 지냈어?"

잘 지냈어? : How are you? / Have you been well?

ex) 안녕! 잘 지냈어? : Hi, how's it going?

[other expressions]

- 잘 지냈니? (to younger people or friends)

- 잘 지냈나? (to younger people or friends)

- 잘 지냈냐? (to younger people or friends)

- 잘 지냈어? (to younger people or friends)

- 잘 지냈는가? (to younger people or friends)

- 잘 지냈나요? (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 잘 지냈어요? (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 잘 지냈는가요? (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 잘 지냈습니까? (formal; honourific by ‘-ㅂ’)

- 잘 지내셨나요? (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 잘 지내셨어요? (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 잘 지내셨는가요? (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 잘 지내셨습니까? (more honourific by ‘-시’)

[explanations]

* 잘 : well

* 지내다 : (1) [=때를 보내다] pass; spend; pass one's time (2) [=살아 나가다] live; get on[along]; lead[live] a life (3) [=교제하다] associate ; keep company ; mix[mingle] (4) [=어떤 지위를 누리다] serve ; hold ; follow a career (5) [=치르다] hold; celebrate; observe

* 지냈다 : past tense of present perfect of 지내가 by '-었-'

* 지내셨다 : honourific form of 지냈다 by '시'

* 지냈어? : 지냈(the stem of 지냈다) + -어?(a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)

* 지냈는가? : 지냈(the stem of 지냈다) + -ㄴ가?(a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)

* 지냈습니까? : 지냈(the stem of 지냈다) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니까?(an  honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)

* 지내셨나요? : 지내(the stem of 지내다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -였(a suffix makes a verb past tense) + -나?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 지내셨어요? : 지내(the stem of 지내다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -였(a suffix makes a verb past tense) + -어?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 지내셨는가요? : 지내(the stem of 지내다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -였(a suffix makes a verb past tense) + -는가?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 지내셨습니까? : 지내(the stem of 지내다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -였(a suffix makes a verb past tense) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니까?(an honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)

* a verb + -니? / -나? / -냐? / -ㄴ가? / -는가 / -어? : a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix

* a verb +  -나? / -ㄴ가? / -는가? / -어? + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix

* a verb + -ㅂ니까? / -습니까? / -셨습니까? : an honourific interrgative verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ-‘ / '스'