2022-09-13

Let's learn about "맘대로 해"

맘대로 해 : Whatever you want

[other expressions]
- 맘대로 해. (to younger people or friends)
- 맘대로 해라. (to younger people or friends)
- 맘대로 해요. (honourific by ‘요’)
- 맘대로 하세요. (honourific by ‘요’)
- 맘대로 하셔요. (honourific by ‘요’)
- 맘대로 하시지요. (honourific by ‘요’)
- 맘대로 하시죠. (honourific by ‘요’; -죠 is a short form of -지요)
- 맘대로 하십시오. (more honourific by ‘시’)

[explanations]
* 맘 : a short form of 마음(mind; heart)
* -대로 : [=원하는 바와 같이] as one pleases; at will

* 마음대로 : [=생각나는 대로•하고 싶은 대로] as one pleases[likes / wishes]; at one's pleasure; [=독단으로] at one's (own) discretion; on one's own authority; [=자유 의사로] at (one's own sweet) will; freely; [=무단으로] without leave[permission]
- 마음대로 하다 : have one's (own) way
- 마음대로 되지 않다 : be beyond one's control
- 남의 것을 마음대로 쓰다 : make use of another's things
- 남을 마음대로 주무르다 : have a person at one's beck and call / get a person under one's thumb
- 권력을 마음대로 휘두르다 : abuse one's authority / usurp power
- 마음대로 해도 좋아요 : Do as you please. / Have[Take] your own way
- 그렇게 마음대로는 안될 걸 : You are counting without your host
- 과자를 마음대로 먹어라 : Please help yourself to the cookies
- 이 사전을 마음대로 쓰셔도 좋습니다 : You are free to use this dictionary
- 어디로든지 내 마음대로 갈 수 있다 : I can go wherever I like
- 표를 사든 사지 않든 네 마음대로다 : It's up to you whether you buy a ticket or not
- 그의 마음대로 하게 두세요 : Let him do as he pleases. / Let him have his way
- 가건 말건 네 마음대로 해라 : You are at liberty to go or stay

* 하다 : do

* 해 : 하(the stem of 하다; 하 + -어 contracted into 해) + -어(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "do ~")
* 해라 : 하(the stem of 하다; 하 + -어 contracted into 해) + -어라(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "do ~")
* 하세요 : 하(the stem of 하다) + -시(s suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -어(a propositive verb ending suffix means "do ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 하셔요 : 하(the stem of 하다) + -시(s suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -여(a propositive verb ending suffix means "do ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 하십시오 : 하(the stem of 하다)  + -시(s suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ시오(an  honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "do ~")

* a verb + -어 / -어라 : a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "please ~"
* a verb + -어 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix
* a verb + -세요 / -셔요 / -십시오 / -시지요 / -시죠 : an  honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "please ~" by '-시' / '-오' / '-요'

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