Let's learn about "망설였나요?"

망설였나요? : Were you hesitant?

ex)

A. 내가 말하기가 좀 그래서... 내가 너에게 그 소식을 전하지 못했지 : It's hard for me to say... I didn't tell you the news

B. 그래서... 망설였나요? 그럴 필요 없었는데 ... : So... did you hesitate? You didn't have to

[other expressions]

- 망설였니? (to younger people or friends)

- 망설였나? (to younger people or friends)

- 망설였냐? (to younger people or friends)

- 망설였어? (to younger people or friends)

- 망설였는가? (to younger people or friends)

- 망설였지? (to younger people or friends)

- 망설였나요? (honourific by '-요')

- 망설였어요? (honourific by '-요')

- 망설였는가요? (honourific by '-요')

- 망설였지요? (honourific by '-요')

- 망설였죠? (a short form of 있지요?)

- 망설였어요? (honourific by '-요')

- 망설였습니까? (formal; more honourific by ‘스’)

- 망설이셨나요? (honourific by ‘시’)

- 망설이셨어요? (honourific by ‘시’)

- 망설이셨습니까? (honourific by ‘시’)

[explanations]

* 내 : I (non-honourific word)

* -가 : a particle makes 내 subjective after a word end in a vowel like "내"

* 말하다 : say; tell

* 말하기 : a noun form of 말하다 by '-기'

* -가 : a particle makes 말하기 the topic of the sentence after a word end in a vowel "-기"

* 좀 : (1) a little (2) a word indicates "hesitate to tell"

* 그렇다 = 그러하다 : be such

* 그래서 : so; thereupon

* 좀 그래서 <-- 좀 그렇다 : It's hard to say; It's hard to tell

* 너 : you (non-honourific word)

* -에게 : to

* 그 : that

* 소식 : news

* -를 : a particle makes 소식 objective after a word ends in a consonant "-식"

* 전하다 : give; transmit

* 전하지 : 전하(the stem of 전하다) + -지(a connection suffix makes a verb negative meaning before a verb means negative nuance)

* 못하다 : don't do

* 못했다 : past tense of 못하다 by '-었-'

* 못했지 : 못했(the stem of 못했다) + -지(화자의 친근감 표시(Showing the speaker's friendliness)] A sentence-final ending used when the speaker talks about himself/herself or his/her thoughts in a friendly manner)

- 겨울밤에 먹는 동치미 맛은 참 별미지 : The taste of dongchimi on winter nights is a delicacy

* 망설이는 : hesitant

* 망설이다 : be hesitant

* 망설임 : a noun form of 망설이다 by '-ㅁ'

* 망설였다 : past tense of 망설이다 by '-였-'

* 망설이셨다 : honourific form of 망설였다 to the elderly by '시-' <-- 망설이(the stem of 망설이다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -였(a suffix makes a verb past tense) + -다(s non-honourific basic verb ending suffix)

* 그럴 : an attributive form of 그렇다 / 그러하다; such; like that; a short form of 그러할

* 필요 : need

* -가 : a particle makes 필요 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a vowel like "-요"; this omitted

* 없다 : be not; don't exist

* 없었다 : past tense of 없다 by '-었-'

* 없었는데 : 없었(the stem of 없었다) + -는데/-ㄴ데(a suffix expresses a little hesitation when telling)

* 그럴 필요가 없다 = 그러할 필요가 없다 : There is no need.

* 그럴 필요가 있다 = 그러할 필요가 있다 : It's necessary; There is need

* 망설였습니까? : 망설였(the stem of 망설였다) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + ㅂ니까?(an honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)

* 망설이셨나요? : 망설이셨(the stem of 망설이셨다) + 나?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + 요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 망설이셨어요? : 망설이셨(the stem of 망설이셨다) + 어?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + 요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 망설이셨습니까? : 망설이셨(the stem of 망설이셨다) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + ㅂ니까?(an honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)

* a verb + -니? / -나? / ?-냐? / -어? / -는가? / -지 ? : a questioning verb ending suffix

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

a verb + -습니까? / -ㅂ니까? : a questioning verb ending suffix has an honourific by ‘스-” / ‘-ㅂ’