2022-10-16

Let's learn about "저 술 약해요"

저 술(이) 약해요 = 저 술 잘 못 먹어요 = 저 술 잘 못 마셔요 : I can't hold my liquor / I'm a light drinker / I'm weak at drinking

[other expressions]
- 나 술(이) 약하다. (to younger people or friends)
- 나 술(이) 약하네. (to younger people or friends)
- 나 술(이) 약해. (to younger people or friends)
- 저 술(이) 약하네요. (honourific by '요')
- 저 술(이) 약해요. (honourific by '요')
- 저 술(이) 약합니다. (formal; honourific by '-ㅂ')

- 나 술(을) 잘 못 먹는다. (to younger people or friends)
- 나 술(을) 잘 못 먹네. (to younger people or friends)
- 나 술(을) 잘 못 먹어. (to younger people or friends)
- 저 술(을) 잘 못 먹네요. (honourific by '요')
- 저 술(을) 잘 못 먹어요. (honourific by '요')
- 저 술(을) 잘 못 먹습니다. (formal; more honourific by '스-')

- 나 술(을) 잘 못 마신다. (to younger people or friends)
- 나 술(을) 잘 못 마시네. (to younger people or friends)
- 나 술(을) 잘 못 마셔. (to younger people or friends)
- 저 술(을) 잘 못 마시네요. (honourific by '요')
- 저 술(을) 잘 못 마셔요. (honourific by '요')
- 저 술(을) 잘 못 마십니다. (formal; honourific by '-ㅂ')

[explanations]
* 나 : I (non-honourific word)
* 저 : I (honourific word)
* -는 : a particle makes 저 subjective after a word ends in a vowel; this omitted

* 난 : a short form of 나는; this can be omitted
* 전 : a short form of 저는; this can be omitted

* 술 : [=알코올 음료] alcoholic drink[beverage], alcohol, (informal) booze; [=독한 술] liquor, spirits
* -이 : a particle makes 술 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a consonant; this can be omitted
* -을 : a particle makes 술 objective after a word ends in a consonant; this can be omitted

* Sentences about "liquor(술)"
- 저는 술이 약합니다 : I'm a light drinker
- 저는 술은 손도 안 댑니다 : I don't touch liquor
- 저는 술이라면 사족을 못 써요 : I'm on the bottle
- 저는 술을 적당히 마시는 편입니다 : I'm a moderate drinker

* 약하다 : (1) (힘·세력 등이) be weak; be feeble; be light; (바람 등이) be gentle (2) (몸이) be weak; be frail; be feeble; (질병·고령 등으로) be infirm (3) (각오·의지·마음 등이) be weak; be feeble; be weak-minded; be weak-willed

* 약한 : an adjective form of 약하다 by '-ㄴ'
* 약하게 : an adverb form of 약하다 by '-게'

* 약해 : 약하(the stem of 약하다; 하 and 어 contracted into 해) + -아(a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)
* 약합니다 : 약하(the stem of 약하다) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)

* 잘 : well

* 못 : this equals to "don't" in English

* 먹다 : eat

* 먹습니다 : 먹(the stem of 먹다) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)

* 마시다 : drink

* 마셔 : 마시(the stem of 마시다; 시 and 여 contracted into 셔) + -여(a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)
* 마십니다 : 마시(the stem of 마시다) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)

* a verb + -다 / -네 / -어 / -여 : a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix
* a verb + -네 / -어 / -여 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix
* a verb + -습니다 / -ㅂ니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by '스-' / '-ㅂ'

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