Let’s learn about "어쩌고 저쩌고“

어쩌고 저쩌고 하지 마 : Don’t say blah blah

ex)

A. 니가 간다고 했잖아! 근데, 지금 와서 그런 소리를 하먼 어쩌니? : You said you were going! But, what are you going to say now?

B. 내가 문자로 못 간다고 했는데, 그건 안 본 거니? 어쩌고 저쩌고 하지마. 난 못 가니까 : I texted you that I couldn't go, didn't you see that? Don't say blah blah. I can't go

[other expressions]

- 어쩌고 저쩌고 하지 마. (to younger people or friends)

- 어쩌고 저쩌고 하지 마라. (to younger people or friends)

- 어쩌고 저쩌고 하지 마요. (honourific by '요')

- 어쩌고 저쩌고 하지 말아요. (honourific by '요')

- 어쩌고 저쩌고 하지 마세요. (more honourific by '시')

- 어쩌고 저쩌고 하지 마셔요. (more honourific by '시')

- 어쩌고 저쩌고 하지 마십시오. (formal; more honourific by '시')

[explanations]

* 어쩌고 저쩌고 : blah blah

* 하다 : (1) do (2) say in the sentence

* 하지 : 하(the stem of 하다) + -지(a connection suffix makes a verb negative meaning before a verb means negative nuance)

* 말다 : [irregular verb] (1) [=그만두다•중단하다] stop; cease (3) [=하지 않다•하지 않는게 좋다] don't; had better not

* 마: 말(the stem of 말다; ㄹ erased before 아; 마 and 아 contracted 마) + -아(a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ ")

* 마라: 말(the stem of 말다; ㄹ erased before 아) + -아라(a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ ")

* 마십시오 : 말(the stem of 말다; ㄹ erased before 시)  + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -시오(an honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ " by ‘시’)

* 마시겠어요 : 말(the stem of 말다; ㄹ erased before 시) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -겠(a suffix asks a listener’s will) + -어요(an honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ " by ‘요’)

* a verb + -아 / -아라 : a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ "

* a verb + -아 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix

* a verb + -십시오 : an honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ " by ‘시’ / '-요'

* 그런 소리 하다 : say such a word

* 못 간다 : can't go

* 문자로 못 간다고 하다 : I text someone that I can't  go

* 그건 : a short form of 그것은

* 그건 : this used instead of 그걸

* 그걸 : a short form of 그것을

* 안 간다니까 : 안 간다 + -니까

* -니까 / -니까는 : A connective ending used to emphasize that the preceding statement is the cause, reason, or premise for the following statement; this might means "therefore you shouldn't say again"