넌 눈이 너무 높아 : You’re so picky!; Your standards are too high: Be willing to compromise; You’re being too stuck up; Stop being so snobby.
네가 찾는 그런 사람은 세상에 없어 : What you want doesn’t exist
까다롭게 굴지 마 : Don’t be so fussy
눈만 낮추면 성공할 거야 : If you simply lower your standards, you will be successful
* 타협하다 / 절충하다 : compromise
* 오만한 / 거드름 피우는 : stuck up
* 거만한 / 오만한 : snobby
ex)
A. 지금까지 데이트한 사람이 단 한 명뿐이라니 믿을 수가 없구나 : I can’t believe you’ve dated only one person in your whole life.
B. 내가 눈이 너무 높은 걸 어쩌겠니? : Can I help it if my standards are really high?
[other expressions]
- 넌 눈이 너무 높다. (to younger people or friends)
- 넌 눈이 너무 높네. (to younger people or friends)
- 넌 눈이 너무 높아. (to younger people or friends)
- 언닌 눈이 너무 높네요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 언닌 눈이 너무 높아요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 언닌 눈이 너무 높습니다. (formal; more honourific by ‘스’)
- 네가 찾는 그런 사람은 세상에 없다. (to younger people or friends)
- 네가 찾는 그런 사람은 세상에 없네. (to younger people or friends)
- 네가 찾는 그런 사람은 세상에 없어. (to younger people or friends)
- 언니가 찾는 그런 사람은 세상에 없네요. (honourific by '-요')
- 언니가 찾는 그런 사람은 세상에 없어요. (honourific by '-요')
- 언니가 찾는 그런 사람은 세상에 없습니다.. (formal; more honourific by '스-')
- 까다롭게 굴지 마. (to younger people or friends)
- 까다롭게 굴지 마라. (to younger people or friends)
- 까다롭게 굴지 말아. (to younger people or friends)
- 까다롭게 굴지 말래. (to younger people or friends)
- 까다롭게 굴지 마요. (honourific by '요')
- 까다롭게 굴지 말래요. (honourific by '요')
- 까다롭게 굴지 말아요. (honourific by '요')
- 까다롭게 굴지 마실래요. (more honourific by '시')
- 까다롭게 굴지 마세요. (more honourific by '시')
- 까다롭게 굴지 마셔요. (more honourific by '시')
- 까다롭게 굴지 마십시오. (formal; more honourific by '시')
- 까다롭게 굴지 마시겠어요. (more honourific by '시')
- 까다롭게 굴지 마시겠습니까? (more honourific by '시')
- 눈만 낮추면 성공할 거다. (to younger people or friends)
- 눈만 낮추면 성공할 거야. (to younger people or friends)
- 눈만 낮추면 성공할 거예요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 눈만 낮추면 성공할 겁니다. (formal; honourific by ‘-ㅂ’)
- 눈만 낮추면 성공할 것이다. (to younger people or friends)
- 눈만 낮추면 성공할 것이야. (to younger people or friends)
- 눈만 낮추면 성공할 것이에요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 눈만 낮추면 성공할 것입니다. (formal; honourific by ‘-ㅂ’)
[explanations]
* 너 / 네 : you (non-honourific word)
* 언니 : a woman is a little older than you
* -는 : a particle makes 너 / 언니 subjective after a word ends in a vowel
* -가 : a particle makes 네 / 언니 subjective after a word ends in a vowel
* 넌 : a short form of 너는
* 언닌 : a short form of 언니는
* 눈 : eye
* -이 : a particle makes 눈 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a consonant
* 높은 : high
* 높다 : [Pronunciation: 놉따] be high
* 높습니다 : 높(the stem of 높다) + 스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)
* 찾다 : find
* 찾는 : 찾(the stem of 찾다) + -는(a suffix makes a verb attributive)
* 그런 : a short form of 그러한(such as)
* 사람 : human being; person
* -은 : a particle makes 사람 subjective after a word ends in a consonant
* 세상 : [世上] [=세계] the world; [사회] (a) society; [=사람들] the public; [=인생·생애] life; existence; one's life time
- 이 세상 : this world[life]
- 저 세상 : the next world / the world beyond
* -에 : a place suffix
* (-에) 없다 : [Pronunciation: 업따] there is[are] not in ~
* a verb + -네 / -어 : a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix
* a verb + -어 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix
* a verb + -습니다 / -ㅂ니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by ‘-습-‘ / '-ㅂ'
* 까다롭다 : (1) fastidious ; overnice; particular ; hard to please (2) [=어렵다] difficult; hard; [=성가시다] troublesome; vexing; delicate (3) [=엄격하다] strict; stringent; exacting; punctilious
* 까다롭게 : an adverb form of 까다롭다 by '-게'
* 굴다 : [ㄹ 불규칙] behave ; conduct[bear] oneself; act; treat; demean oneself
- 심하게 굴다 : act harshly
- 못살게 굴다 : treat harshly / be hard on
- 신사답게 굴다 : behave as a gentleman / do like a gentleman
- 비열하게 굴다 : play foul[false]
- 버릇없이 굴다 : carry on
- 스스럼없이 굴다 : conduct oneself without reserve
- 바보처럼 굴다 : make an ass[a fool] of oneself
- 거만하게 굴다 : have an imperious[arrogant] bearing / be insolently[impetuously] proud
- 그녀는 손님에게 친절하게 군다 : She receives her visitors kindly. / She is a good hostess
* 굴지 : 굴(the stem of 굴다) + -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 ~ ")
* 말아: 말(the stem of 말다) + -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 ~ ")
* 말래: 말(the stem of 말다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -래(a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ ")
* 말래요: 말(the stem of 말다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -래(a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ ") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 마실래요: 말(the stem of 말다; ㄹ erased before 시) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense)+ -래(a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ ") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 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’)
* 마시겠습니까 : 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) + -ㅂ니까(an honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ " by ‘ㅂ’)
* a verb + -아 / -아라 / -ㄹ래 : a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ "
* a verb + -아 / -ㄹ래 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix
* a verb + -실래요 / -십시오 / -시겠어요 / -시겠습니까 : an honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ " by ‘시’ / '-요'
* 눈 : eye
* -만 : only
* 낮은 : low; underneath
* 낮다 : [Pronunciation: 낟따] be low; be underneath
* 낮추다 : a causative verb of 낮다 by '-추-'; lower; drop: reduce; bring down; turn down
- 자세를 좀 낮추어 주시겠습니까? : Could you bend your knees a bit?
- 가격을 낮추다 : lower[reduce; bring down] the price
- 그는 늘 상대방을 높이고 자신을 낮춘다 : He is always humble and shows respect to others
* 낮추면 : 낮추(the stem of 낮추다) + -면(if)
* 성공 : [成功] success;
* 성공하다 : hit, succeed, be successful (in), win[achieve] success
- 사업에 성공하다 : succeed in one's business[undertaking]
* 성공할 : 성공하(the stem of 성공하다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense and attributive)
* 거 : a short form of 것(a thing)
* 이다 : be
* -ㄹ 거예요 / -ㄹ 것이다 / -ㄹ 거다 : It wil ~; I will
* 거다 : a short form of 것이다
* 거네 : a short form of 것이네 <-- 것 + -이다 + -네
* 거야 : a short form of 것이야 <-- 것 + -이다 + -야
* 거네요: a short form of 것이네요 <-- 것 + 이다 + 네 + -요
* 거예요: a short form of 것이에요 <-- 것 + -이다 + -에 + -요
* 겁니다 : a short form of 것입니다 <-- 것 + -이다 + -ㅂ니다
* a noun + -이네 / -이야 : a descriptive form of 이다
* a noun + -예요 / -이에요 / -입니다 / -ㅂ니다 : an honourific descriptive form of 이다 by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ’
* 지금 : now
* -까지 : until; up to
* 지금까지 : up to date; heretofore; erenow; hitherto; so far
* 데이트하다 : go out with; have a date with
* 데이트한 : past tense of 데이트하다 by '-ㄴ'
* 사람 : human being; person (non-honourific word)
* -이 : a particle makes 사람 subjective after a word ends in a consonant
* 단 : only
* 한 : one
* 명 : a unit counts persons
* 한 명 : one person
* 뿐 : only; just; simply; merely; nothing but
- 한 번 말해 봤을 뿐이다 : I only said it (but did not mean it)
- 그것은 억측일 뿐이다 : It is merely a guess[a mere guess]
- 오고 싶어서 왔을 뿐이다 : I came just[simply] because I wanted to (come)
- 나는 확인하고 싶었을 뿐이다 : I wished merely[I just wished] to make sure. / All I wanted (to do) was to make sure
* 이다 : be
* 이라니 : 이(the stem of 이다) + -라니
* -라니 : (1) A sentence-final ending used when asking again or admiring an unexpected fact in surprise; A sentence-final ending used to express a question about a certain fact that is assumed to have been already given (2) An expression used to indicate that the speaker is surprised or impressed by the explanation or statement heard) (3) An expression used to indicate that the speaker is surprised or impressed by the explanation or statement heard
* 믿다 : believe
* 믿을 : 믿(the stem of 믿다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense and attributive)
* 수 : a way; a method
* -가 : a particle makes 수 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a vowel
* 없다 : [Pronunciation: 업따] be not; not exist; there is[are] not
* 없구나 : 없(the stem of 없다) + -구나(a non-honourific exclamative verb ending suffxi)
* -ㄹ 수 없다 : I can't ~
* 내 : I (non-honourific word)
* 제 : I (honourific word)
* -가 : a particle makes 내 / 제 subjective after a word ends in a vowel
* 높은 : high
* 높다 : [Pronunciation: 놉따] be high
* 걸 : a short form of 것을
* 것 : a thing
* -을 : a particle makes 것 objective after a word ends in a consonant
* 눈이 높은 것 : ( a thing) my eye is high
* 어쩌다 : a short form of 어찌하다
* 어찌하다 : [=어떻게 하다] do something about it
* 어쩌겠니? : What can I do? <-- 어쩌(the stem of 어쩌다) + -겠(one's conjecture) + -니?(a non-honourific interrogative verb ending sufxix)
