Let's learn about "쫄지 마"

쫄지 마 : [=겁 먹지 마] Don't be intimidated

[other expressions]

- 쫄지 마. (to younger people or friends)

- 쫄지 마라. (to younger people or friends)

- 쫄지 말래. (to younger people or friends)

- 쫄지 마요. (honourific by '요')

- 쫄지 말래요. (honourific by '요')

- 쫄지 마실래요. (more honourific by '시')

- 쫄지 마세요. (more honourific by '시')

- 쫄지 마셔요. (more honourific by '시')

- 쫄지 마십시오. (formal; more honourific by '시')

- 쫄지 마시겠어요. (more honourific by '시')

- 쫄지 마시겠습니까? (more honourific by '시')

[explanations]

* 쫄다 : [=겁먹다] be frightened; be intimidated

* 겁먹다 : 겁(cowardness) + 먹다(eat; take)

* 겁 : (1) [怯] [=공포] fear; fright; (a) terror; (a) dread; [=소심] timidity; cowardice (2) [劫] [budism] a kalpa; an (a)eon; an eternity; long ages

- 겁없는 아이 : a fearless child

- 겁많다 : be timid / cowardly / be a coward / chicken-livered

- 겁없다 : be fearless / bold / daring

* 쫄지 : 쫄(the stem of 쫄다) + -지(a connection suffix makes a verb negative meaning before a verb means negative nuance)

* 겁먹지 : 겁먹(the stem of 겁먹다) + -지(a connection suffix makes a verb negative meaning before a verb means negative nuance)

* 말다 : [irregular verb] (1) [=그만두다•중단하다] stop; cease (3) [=하지 않다•하지 않는게 좋다] don't; had better not

* 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 ~ ")

* 말래: 말(the stem of 말다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -래(a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ ")

* 말래요: 말(the stem of 말다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -래(a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ ") + -요(an honourific  verb ending suffix)

* 마실래요: 말(the stem of 말다; ㄹ erased before 시) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense)+ -래(a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ ") + -요(an honourific  verb ending suffix)

* 마십시오 : 말(the stem of 말다; ㄹ erased before 시)  + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -시오(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’)

* 마시겠습니까 : 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 / -ㄹ래 : a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ "

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

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