나는 머리가 어깨 정도까지 와요 : My hair is around shoulder-length; My hair is nearly to my shoulders; My hair is just above shoulder length; I keep my hair at shoulder-length.
ex)
A. 걔 머리는 어때? 길어? 짧아? : How would you describe her hair, long or short?
B. 어깨 정도까지 와 : I would say it’s around shoulder-length
[other expressions]
- 나는 머리가 어깨 정도까지 온다. (to younger people or friends)
- 나는 머리가 어깨 정도까지 오네. (to younger people or friends)
- 나는 머리가 어깨 정도까지 와. (to younger people or friends)
- 저는 머리가 어깨 정도까지 오네요. (honourific by '요')
- 저는 머리가 어깨 정도까지 와요. (honourific by '-요')
- 저는 머리가 어깨 정도까지 옵니다. (formal; honourific by '-ㅂ')
[explanations]
* 나 : I (non-honourific word)
* 저 : I (honourific word)
* -는 : a particle makes 나 / 저 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a vowel
* 난 : a short form of 나는
* 전 : a short form of 저는
* 머리 : (1) head (2) hair
* -가 : a particle makes 머리 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a vowel like "머리"
* 어깨 : shoulder
* 정도 : approximately
* 까지 : until; up to
* 오다 : (1) come (2) [=근접하다] come near
* 온다 : present tense of 오다
* 걔 : he or she (non-honourific word means "그 아이”(that boy or girl) / "그 사람(that man or that woman is younger than us)
* 와 : 오(the stem of 오다) + -아(a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)
* 옵니다 : 오(the stem of 오다) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)
* a verb + -ㄴ다 / -아 / -네: a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix
* a verb + -아 / -네 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix
* a verb + -ㅂ니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by '-ㅂ'
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