물 좀 드세요 : Have some water
맥주 좀 드세요 : Have some beer
과자 좀 드세요 : Have some snacks
[other expressions]
- 물 좀 먹어. (to younger people or friends)
- 물 좀 먹게. (to younger people or friends)
- 물 좀 먹어요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 물 좀 들어요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 물 좀 드세요. (more honourific by ‘-시’)
- 물 좀 드셔요. (more honourific by ‘-시’)
- 물 좀 드십시오. (formal; more honourific by ‘-시’)
[explanations]
* 물 : water
* 좀 : a little; some; this has the nuance of "please"
* 먹다 : eat
* 들다 : an honourific form of 먹다 to the elderly
* 먹게 : 먹(the stem of 먹다) + -게(the speaker’s wish)
* 드세요 : 들(the stem of 들다; ㄹ erased before ㅅ) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -어(a propositive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 드셔요 : 들(the stem of 들다; ㄹ erased before ㅅ) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -여(a propositive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 드십시오 : 들(the stem of 들다; ㄹ erased before ㅅ) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ시오(an honourific propositive verb ending suffix)
* a verb + -어 / -게 : a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix
* a verb + -어 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix
* a verb + -세요 / -셔요 / -십시오 : an honourific propositive verb ending suffix by '시' / '-요' / '-오'
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