2022-08-27

Let's learn about "보고 싶어서요"

보고 싶어서요 : I wanted to see you

[other expressions]
- 보고 싶어서. (to younger people or friends)
- 보고 싶어서요. (to the elderly; honourific by '-요')

- 보고 싶기때문에. (to younger people or friends)
- 보고 싶기때문에요. (to the elderly; honourific by '-요')

[explanations]
* 보다 : see; look; watch
* 보고 ; 보(the stem of 보다) + -고(a connection suffix between two verbs)

* 싶다 : want; hope
* -고 싶다 : want to do

* 싶어서 : 싶(the stem of 싶다) + -어/어서(because; because of)

* 싶기 : a noun form of 싶다; 싶(the stem of 싶다) + -기(a suffix makes a verb a noun)

* -때문에 : because; because of)

* 싶어서요 : 싶어서 + -요 : an honourific ending suffix
* 싶기때문에요 : 싶기때문에 + -요 : an honourific ending suffix

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