2023-03-16

Let's learn about "나는 머리숱이 많아요"

나는 머리숱이 많아요 : My hair is so thick; I have extremely/incredibly thick hair; My hair has always been thick.

나는 머리숱이 적어요 : I have thin hair; I have fine hair

나는 머리숱이 많고 풍성해요 : I have thick and lush hair

ex)

A. 가끔 머리 빗기가 너무 힘들어 : It’s so hard to brush my hair sometimes.

B. 왜? : Why?

A. 머리숱이 너무 많아서 : Because my hair is too thick

[other expressions]
- 나는 머리숱이  많다. (to younger people or friends)
- 나는 머리숱이  많네. (to younger people or friends)
- 나는 머리숱이  많아. (to younger people or friends)
- 저는 머리숱이  많네요. (honourific by '-요')
- 저는 머리숱이  많아요. (honourific by '-요')
- 저는 머리숱이  많습니다.. (formal; more honourific by '스')

- 나는 머리숱이  적다. (to younger people or friends)
- 나는 머리숱이  적네. (to younger people or friends)
- 나는 머리숱이  적어. (to younger people or friends)
- 저는 머리숱이  적네요. (honourific by '-요')
- 저는 머리숱이  적어요. (honourific by '-요')
- 저는 머리숱이  적습니다.. (formal; more honourific by '스')

- 나는 머리숱이  많고 풍성하다. (to younger people or friends)
- 나는 머리숱이  많고 풍성하네. (to younger people or friends)
- 나는 머리숱이  많고 풍성해. (to younger people or friends)
- 저는 머리숱이  많고 풍성하네요. (honourific by '-요')
- 저는 머리숱이  많고 풍성해요. (honourific by '-요')
- 저는 머리숱이  많고 풍성합니다.. (formal; honourific by '-ㅂ')

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

* 난 : a short form of 나는
* 전 : a short form of 저는

* 머리숱 = 머리 : hair density <-- 머리(hair) + 숱(quantity; density)

* 숱 : (머리털 등의) thickness; density; richness; [=분량] quantity
- 숱이 많은 검은 머리 : thick[abundant] black hair
- 머리숱을 치다 : [Pronunciation: 머리수틀 치다] thin one's hair out
- 머리숱이 많다 : [Pronunciation: 머리수치 만타] have thick[heavy] hair
- (머리)숱이 적다 : have thin[spare] hair
- 많은 머리숱만 처주세요 : [Pronunciation: 만은 머리수만 처주세요] Please cut only the thick part of my hair

* 많은 : a lot; many; much; plenty; considerate
* 많다 : [Pronunciation: 만타] a verb form of 많은

* 많고 : [Pronunciation: 만코] 많(the stem of 많다) + 고(and)

* 풍성하다 : [豊盛하다]  [=넉넉하다] abundant; plentiful; ample; affluent; opulent; exuberant
- 풍성한 수확[추수] : an abundant crop[harvest]
- 풍성히 = 풍성하게 : abundantly; plentifully; amply; affluently (-히 and -게 is an adverb suffix)

* 많습니다 : 많(the stem of 많다) + 스(a suffix makes a verb honourific) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)
* 적습니다 : 적(the stem of 적다) + 스(a suffix makes a verb honourific) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)
* 풍성해 : 풍성하(the stem of 풍성하다; 하 + -어 contracted into 해) + -어(a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)
* 풍성합니다 : 풍성하(the stem of 풍성하다) + -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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