2022-11-29

Let's learn about "나 다리에 쥐났어"

나 다리에 쥐났어 : I have a cramp in my leg

ex)

A. 너 갑자기 왜 그래? : What's wrong with you?

B. 나 다리에 쥐났어 : I have a cramp in my leg

[other expressions]
- 나 다리에 쥐났다. (to younger people or friends)
- 나 다리에 쥐났네. (to younger people or friends)
- 나 다리에 쥐났어. (to younger people or friends)
- 저 다리에 쥐났네요. (honourific by '-요')
- 저 다리에 쥐났어요. (honourific by '-요')
- 저 다리에 쥐났습니다.. (formal; more honourific by '스'

[explanations]
* 나 : I (non-honourific word)
* 저 : I (honourific word)
* -의 : a particle makes 나 / 저 possesive; this omitted

* 다리 : leg
* -에 : a place suffix; this can be omitted

* 쥐 : (1) a rat; [=생쥐] a mouse (2) [=근육 경련] cramp; charley horse
- 들 쥐 : a field mouse
- 시궁쥐:  a sewer[wharf] rat; a brown rat
- 집쥐 : house rat
- 쥐숨듯(이) : without leaving any trace
- 독안에 든 쥐다 : be like a rat in a trap
- 범인은 독 안에 든 쥐다 : The culprit is caught like a rat in a trap
- 쥐가 찍찍 울고 있다 : Mice are squeaking [squealing]
- 쥐도 궁지에 몰리면 고양이를 문다 : A stag at bay is a dangerous foe
- 쥐잡기 운동 : an anti-rat drive.
- 쥐나다 = 쥐 나다 = 쥐가 나다 : have a cramp
- 발에 쥐가 나다 : have a cramp in the leg
- 내 다리(근육)에 쥐가 났다 : My leg muscles are stiff. / I have cramps in my leg muscles

* 쥐났다 : past tense or present perfect of 쥐나다 by '-았-'

* 쥐났습니다 : 쥐났(the stem of 쥐났다) + 스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)

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

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