2023-08-31

Let's learn about "결혼했어요"

저는 결혼했어요 : I’m married; I’ve finally settled down; Now I have a family; I’ve finally tied the knot

* 매듭 / 인연 : know
* 인연을 맺다 / 결혼하다 : tie the knot

ex)

A. 여자친구 분도 데려오세요 : You can bring your girlfriend, too

B. 저 결혼했어요 : You know, I’m married

A. 어머, 죄송해요! 그럼 부인을 데려오세요 : Oh, I’m so sorry! Bring your wife then

[other expressions]
- 결혼했다. (to the younger people or friends)
- 결혼했네. (to the younger people or friends)
- 결혼했어. (to the younger people or friends)
- 결혼했네요. (honourific by '-요')
- 결혼했어요. (honourific by '-요')
- 결혼했습니다. (formal; more honourific by '스-')

[explanations]
* 나 : I (non-honourific word to younger people or friends)
* 저 : I (honourific word to the elderly)
* -는 : a particle makes 나 / 저 subjective after a word ends in a vowel; when this omitted, the sentence is more natural

* 난 : a short form of 나는; this omitted
* 전 : a short form of 저는; this omitted

* 결혼 : [結婚] (a) marriage
* 결혼하다 : get married; marry
* 결혼했다 : past tense of 결혼했다 by '-었-'

* 결혼했습니다 : : 결혼했(the stem of 결혼했다) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by '-ㅂ')

* a verb + -다 / -네 / -어 : a non-honourifc descriptive verb ending suffix
* a verb + -네 / -어 + -요 : an honouricic ending suffix
* a verb + -습니다 / -ㅂ니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by '스-' / '-ㅂ'

* 갈마, 업, 업보, 인과응보, 인연, 숙명 can be translated as “karma”; This word was from Buddhism a long time age (BC 624 ~ BC 544)

* -을 : a particle makes 인연 objective after a word ends in a consonant

* 맺다 : [계약·관계(contract•relationship)] form ; make ; close ; conclude
- 인연을 맺다 : form a relationship / [=결혼하다] marry

* 여자 : [女子] [=여성] a woman ; [=부인] a lady; [=미혼의 젊은 여성] a girl
- 여자의 : female
* 친구 : [親舊] friend
* 여자 친구 : girl friend
* -분 : a suffix makes 여자 친구 honourific

* -도 : also; too; -를(a particle makes 여자 친구 objective after a word ends in a vowel) was replaced by -도

* 데려오다 : a short form of 데리고 오다(bring)
* 데려오세요 : 데려오(the stem of 데려오다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -어(a porpositive verb ending suffix meana "please ~") + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 어머 : an exclamative word of a woman means "oh"

* 죄송 : being sorry
* 죄송한 : sorry
* 죄송하다 : be sorry
* 죄송해요 : 죄송하(the stem of 죄송하다; 하 + -어 contracted into 해) + -어(a descriptive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 그럼 : a short form of 그러면(then)

남편 : one’s husband
내 편 : my side
여편네 : one’s wife (a slight derogatory remark)
아내 / 와이프 / 집사람 / 안사람 : one’s wife (normal word)
우리 마나님 : one’s wife (When I talk others about my wife, I call her with respect)
부인 : one’s wife (When I call my wife, I call her with respect)

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