2023-06-22

Let's learn about "만나는 사람 있어요?"

만나는 사람 있어요? : Are you seeing anyone?; Do you have boyfriend/girlfriend?; Are you dating anyone at the moment?; Are you available?; Do you have a significant other?; Are you taken?

* (애인, 남편, 아내 등) 중요한 다른 한 사람 : significant other

ex)

A. 누구 만나는 분 있어요? : Are you seeing anyone?

B. 그렇진 않은데, 왜요? : Not exactly. Why?

A. 언제 저랑 데이트하실 의향이 있는지 궁금해서요. : I was just wondering if you’d like to go out with me sometime

[other expressions]
- 만나는 사람 있니? (to younger people or friends)
- 만나는 사람 있나? (to younger people or friends)
- 만나는 사람 있어? (to younger people or friends)
- 만나는 사람 있는지? (to younger people or friends)
- 만나는 사람 있나요? (honourific by '-요')
- 만나는 사람 있어요? (honourific by '-요')
- 만나는 사람 있는지요? (honourific by '-요')
- 만나는 사람 있으세요? (more honourific by ‘시’)
- 만나는 사람 있으셔요? (more honourific by ‘시’)
- 만나는 사람 있습니까? (formal; more honourific by ‘스’)

[explanations]
* 너 : 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; this omitted

* 만나다 : meet
* 만나는 : 만나(the stem of 만나다) + -는(a suffix makes a verb present tense and attributive)

* 사람 : human being; person (non-honourific word)
* 분 : human being; person (honourific word)
* -이 : a particle makes 사람 / 분 objective after a word ends in a consonant; this omitted

* 있다 : (1) be; exist; there is[are] (2) have in the sentence

* 있으세요? : 있(the stem of 있다) + -으시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -어(a interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 있으셔요? : 있(the stem of 있다) + -으시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -여(a interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 있습니까 : 있(the stem of 있다) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ시오(an  honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)
* 있으십니까? : 있(the stem of 있다) + -으시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니까(an honourific interrogative verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’)

* a verb + -니? / -나? / -냐? / -는가? / -ㄴ가? / -는지? / -ㄴ지? / -어? / -아? : a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix
* a verb +  -나? / -는가? / -ㄴ가? / -는지? / -ㄴ지? / -어? / -아? + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix
* a verb + -(으)세요? / -(으)셔요? / -(으)십니까? / -습니까? / -십니까? / -ㅂ니까? : an honourific interrgative verb ending suffix by ‘-시-‘ / ‘-요’

* 애인 : [愛人] a lover
* 남편 : [男便] a husband; one's man <-- 남(man) + 편(side)
* 아내 : wife
* 등 : (1) the back (2) [=…따위] and the like; and so forth[on]; et cetera; etc.); and such like ; and what not

* 중요 : [重要] importance
* 중요한 : importanct
* 중요하다 : be importanct

* 다른 : (1) different (2) other(s); another

* 한 : one
* 사람 : human being; person (non-honourific word)

* 누구 : who; anyone

* 그렇진 : a short form of 그렇지는
* 그렇다 = 그러하다 : be such
* 그렇지는 : 그렇(the stem of 그렇다) + -지(지(a connection suffix makes a verb negative meaning before a verb means negative nuance) + -는(a suffix emphasizes 그렇지)

* (-지/-지는 않다 : [Pronunciation: 안타] be not

* 않은데 : 않(the stem of 않다) + -은데/-는데/-ㄴ데(A connective ending used to talk in advance about a situation to follow)

* 왜? : why?
* 왜요? : 왜? + -요(an honourific ending suffix)


* 언제 : (1) when (2) [=시간이 있으면•시간이 되면] If you have time

* 나 : I (non-honourific word); me (with -랑)
* 저 : I (honourific word); me (with -랑)

* 데이트(하다) = 데이트(를) 하다 : go out with
* 데이트할 : 데이트하(the stem of 데이트하다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense and attributive)

* 의향 : [意向] [=의도] an intention; [=생각] an idea; views; [=소망] wishes
- 의향을 비치다 : disclose one's intention
- 의향을 타진하다 : sound opinion[views]
- 상대방의 의향을 알아봐 주시겠습니까 : Could you sound out the other party's intentions for me? / May I ask you to find out what the other party intends to do?
- 이 문제에 대한 당신의 의향은 어떤 것입니까 : What are your views on this question?
- 나는 부모의 의향에 따라 대학 진학을 포기했다 : Obeying my parents' wishes, I gave up the idea of entering a university
- 그를 만날[결혼할] 의향은 없습니다 : I have no intention of seeing him[getting married]

* -이 : a particle makes 의향 subjective after a word ends in a consonant

* (-이/-가/-은/-는) 없다 : [Pronunciation: 업따] don't have; not exist; there is[are] not
* (-이/-가/-은/-는) 있다 : [Pronunciation: 읻따] have; exist; there is[are]

* 있는지 : 있(the stem of 있다) + -는지/-은지/-ㄴ지(A connective ending used to indicate an ambiguous reason or judgment about the following statement; A sentence-final ending used to indicate a vague doubt)

* 궁금한 : anxious[worried / concerned / nervous] 
* 궁금하다 : (1) be anxious[worried / concerned / nervous] ; (2) feel wonder[curious / curiosity]; wonder
- 소식이 궁금하다 : be anxious to hear from
- 시험 결과가 궁금하다 : be worried about the result of the examination
- 무슨 일이 일어났는지 궁금하다 : I wonder what happened
- 그들의 안부가 궁금하다 : I am anxious to know how they are

* 궁금해서요 : 궁금하(the stem of 궁금하다: 하 + -어 contracted into 해) + -어서/-아서(A connective ending used for a reason or cause; because) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

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