Let's learn about "안녕하셨어요?"

안녕하셨어요? = 잘 지내셨어요? : How have you been?

[other expressions]

<to younger people or your friends>

- 잘 지내?

- 잘 지내니?

- 잘 지내나?

- 잘 지내냐?

- 잘 지내는가?

- 잘 지내는지? (This means "Of course you've been well; -는지? : a suffix waiting for a positive answer)

- 잘 지냈어?

- 잘 지냈니?

- 잘 지냈나?

- 잘 지냈냐?

- 잘 지냈는가?

- 잘 지냈지? (This means "Of course you've been well; -지? : a suffix waiting for a positive answer)

<to people is a little older than you>

- 잘 지내요?

- 잘 지내나요?

- 잘 지내는가요?

- 잘 지내는지요? (This means "Of course you've been well; -는지? : a suffix waiting for a positive answer)

- 잘 지내지요? (This means "Of course you've been well; -지? : a suffix waiting for a positive answer)

- 잘 지내죠? (-죠? is a short form of -지요?)

- 잘 지내세요?

- 잘 지내셔요?

- 잘 지냈나요?

- 잘 지냈어요?

- 잘 지냈는가요?

- 잘 지냈는지요? (This means "Of course you've been well; -는지? : a suffix waiting for a positive answer)

- 잘 지냈지요? (This means "Of course you've been well; -지? : a suffix waiting for a positive answer)

- 잘 지냈죠? (-죠? is a short form of -지요?)

<to the elderly>

- 잘 지내십니까?

- 잘 지내셨어요?

- 잘 지내셨습니까?

- 안녕하셨어요?

[explanations]

* 잘 : well

* 지내다 : (1) [=때를 보내다] pass; spend; pass one's time (2) [=살아 나가다] live; get on[along]; lead[live] a life (3) [=교제하다] associate ; keep company ; mix[mingle (4) [=어떤 지위를 누리다] serve ; hold ; follow a career (5) [=치르다] hold; celebrate; observe

* 지내? : 지내(the stem of 지내다; 내 + -어 cintracted into 내) + -어(an interrogative verb ending suffix)

* 지내시다 : an honourific form of 지내다 by '-시-'

* 지냈다 : past tense or present perfect of 지내다 by '-었-'

* 지내셨다 : an honourific form of 지냈다 by '-시-'; -었- changed into -였- for easy pronunciation

* 안녕 : [安寧] (1) 안전하고 태평함] (public) peace; tranquility; [복지] welfare; well-being (2) [=평안] peace; calm(ness); quiet(ness); [=건강] good health (3) greetings like "good morning" (4) [작별 인사] good-by(e); (I'll) see you again[later]

* 안녕하다 : be well; be all right

* 안녕하시다 : an honourific form of 안녕하다 by '-시-'

* 안녕하셨다 : past tense of present perfect of 안녕하시다 by '-였-'

* a verb + -니? / -나? / -냐? / -어? / -지? / -는지? / -는가? / -ㄴ가? : a non-honourific interrogative  verb ending suffix

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

* a verb + -세요? / -셔요? / -십니까? / -ㅂ니까? : an honourific  interrogative  verb ending suffix by ‘시-‘ / ‘-ㅂ’ / ‘-요’