2023-08-06

Let's learn about "(우리) 친구로 지내요"

(우리) 친구로 지내요 : Let’s just be friends; We should just be friends: I would rather stay friends with you; It’s best for both of us to be just friends; I think we would be better off as friends.

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A. 우린 그냥 친구로 지내는 게 서로에게 좋을 거 같아요 : I think it’s best for both of us to be just friends

B. 미안하지만 그럴 수 없어요. 단지 친구로만 남을 수는 없다고요 : I’m sorry, but I disagree. We just can’t be friends

[other expressions]
<Talking informally to younger people or friends in a friendly way>
- (우리) 친구로 지내. (to younger people or friends)
- (우리) 친구로 지내자. (to younger people or friends)
- (우리) 친구로 지낼래. (to younger people or friends)

- (우리) 친구로 지내 줘. (to younger people or friends)
- (우리) 친구로 지내 줘라. (to younger people or friends)
- (우리) 친구로 지내 줄래. (to younger people or friends)

<Talking formaly to the elderly with honourific attitude>
- (저희) 친구로 지내요. (honourific by ‘요’)
- (저희) 친구로 지낼래요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- (저희) 친구로 지내실래요. (more honourific by ‘시’)
- (저희) 친구로 지내시겠어요. (more honourific by ‘시’)
- (저희) 친구로 지내시겠습니까. (more honourific by ‘시’)

- (저희) 친구로 지내 줄래요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- (저희) 친구로 지내 주실래요. (more honourific by ‘시’)
- (저희) 친구로 지내 주세요. (more honourific by ‘시’)
- (저희) 친구로 지내 주셔요. (more honourific by ‘시’)
- (저희) 친구로 지내 주십시오. (more honourific by ‘시’)
- (저희) 친구로 지내 주시겠어요. (more honourific by ‘시’)
- (저희) 친구로 지내 주시겠습니까. (formal; more honourific by ‘시’)

[explanations]
* 우리 : we (non-honourific word)
* 저희 : we (honourific word)
* -가 : a particle makes 우리 / 저희 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a vowel; this omitted

* 친구 : [親舊] friend
* -로 : as

* 지내다 : get along (with)

* 지내 : 지내(the stem of  지내다; 내 + -어 contracted into 내) + -어(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "DO" or "Please  ~")
* 지내자 : 지내(the stem of  지내다; 내 + -어 contracted into 내) + -어자(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "DO" or "Please  ~")
* 지낼래 : 지내(the stem of 지내다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -래(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~")
* 지낼래요 : 지내(the stem of 지내다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -래(a propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 지내실래요 : 지내(the stem of 지내다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -래(a propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 지내시겠어요 : 지내(the stem of  지내다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -겠(a suffix asks rhe listener's will) + -어(a propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 지내시겠습니까 : 지내(the stem of  지내다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -겠(a suffix asks rhe listener's will) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니까(an honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~")

* 주다 : (1) give (2) [as the form of 해 주다] do an effort
* 주시다 : an honourific form of 주다 by '-시-'

* 지내 주다 : 지내어 + 주다
- 지내 : 지내(the stem of 지내다) + -어(a connection suffix between two verbs)
- 주다 : do an effort
- (같이) 지내 주다 : (1) (do an effort to) stay with (2) (do an effort to) get along with

* 줘 : 주(the stem of  주다) + -어(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "DO" or "Please  ~")
* 줘라 : 주(the stem of 주다) + -어라(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~")
* 줄래 : 주(the stem of 주다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -래(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~")
* 줄래요 : 주(the stem of 주다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -래(a propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 주세요 : 주(the stem of  주다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -어(a propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 주셔요 : 주(the stem of  주다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -여(a propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 주실래요 : 주(the stem of 주다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -래(a propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 주십시오 : 주(the stem of  주다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ시오(an honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~")
* 주시겠어요 : 주(the stem of  주다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -겠(a suffix asks rhe listener's will) + -어(a propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 주시겠습니까 : 주(the stem of  주다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -겠(a suffix asks rhe listener's will) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니까(an honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~")

* a verb + -어 / -자 / -어라 / -ㄹ래 : a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~"
* a verb + -어 / -ㄹ래 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix)
* a verb + -세요 / -셔요 / -실래요 / -십시오 / -ㅂ시오 / -시겠어요 / -시겠습니까 : an honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~”

* 우린 : a short form of 우리는
* 저흰 : a short form of 저희는

* 우리 : we (non-honourific word)
* 저희 : we (honourific word)
* -는 : a particle makes 우리 / 저희 subjective after a word ends in a vowel

* 그냥 : (1) [=그대로] as it is; as it stands; intact; in the same way as before; still (2) [=줄곧•계속해서] all the time[way]; (all) through; throughout; continuously in the sentence

* 지내는 : 지내(the stem of 지내다) + -는(a suffix makes a verb attributive)

* 게 : a short form of 것이 / 거가
* 거 / 것 : a thing
* -가 : a particle makes 거 subjective after a word ends in a vowel
* -이 : a particle makes 것 subjective after a word ends in a consonant

* 서로 : mutually; reciprocally; with each other; with one another
* -한테 / -에게 : to

* 좋은 : [Pronunciation: 조은] good; helpful in the sentence
* 좋다 : [Pronunciation: 조타; ㅎ + -다 pronounced as 타) be good; be helpful in the sentence
* 좋을 : 좋(the stem of 좋다) + -을(a suffix makes a verb future tense and attributive)

* 거 : a short form of 것(a thing)

* 같다 : [Pronunciation: 갇따] (1) be equal to (2) think

* -ㄴ/-은/-는 거 같다 = -ㄴ/-은/-는 거 같다 : I think that ~

* 같아요 : 같(the stem of 같다) + -아(a descriptive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 미안하다 : I’m sorry
* 미안하지만 : 미안하다 + 지만(but)

* 그러하다 / 그렇다 : [Pronunciation: 그러타] [ㅎ 불규칙] be such

* 그럴 : 그렇(the stem of 그렇다; ㅎ erased before ㄹ) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense and attributive)

* 수 : a way; a method
* -가[이] 있다 : there is[are]; exist; have
* 수(가) 있다 : have a way to do; have a method to do; be able to do; can do

* -ㄹ/을/를 수(가) 있다 : be able to do; can do
* -ㄹ/을/를 수(가) 없다 : be not able to do; can't do

* 없어요 : 없(the stem of 없다) + -어(a descriptive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 단지 : only; just

* 친구로만 : 친구 + -으로/-로(as) + -만(only)

* 단지 ... (로)만 : just only

* 남다 : [=잔존하다] remain; linger (3) [=잔류하다] remain (behind); stay; stop; linger

* 남을 : 남(the stem of 남다) + -을(a suffix makes a verb future tense and attributive)

* -ㄹ/을/를 수(는) 있다 : be able to do; can do; this is more emphatic than * -ㄹ/을/를 수(가) 있다
* -ㄹ/을/를 수(는) 없다 : be not able to do; can't do; this is more emphatic than * -ㄹ/을/를 수(가) 없다

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