그 사람과 결혼이 망설여져요 : I’m having second thoughts about marrying him; I don’t know if I should marry him
* 다시 생각하다 : have second thoughts
[other expressions]
- 그 사람과 결혼이 망설여진다. (to younger people or friends)
- 그 사람과 결혼이 망설여지네. (to younger people or friends)
- 그 사람과 결혼이 망설여져. (to younger people or friends)
- 그 분과 결혼이 망설여지네요. (honourific by '-요')
- 그 분과 결혼이 망설여져요. (honourific by '-요')
- 그 분과 결혼이 망설여집니다. (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
* 그 : that
* 사람 : human being; person (non-honourific word)
* 분 : human being; person (honourific word)
* 그 사람 / 그 분 : (1) he; she (2) him; her
* -과 / -이랑 : and; with (this used after a word ends in a consonant)
* -와 / -랑 : and; with (this used after a word ends in a vowel)
* 그 사람과 / 그 분과 / 그 사람이랑 / 그 분이랑 : with him or her
* 결혼 : [結婚] (a) marriage
* 결혼하다 : get married; marry
* -이 : a particle makes 결혼 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a consonant
* 망설이다 : hesitate; waver; hang[hold] back; vacillate; shilly-shally; think twice ; jib[balk] at; be irresolute
* 망설였다 : past tense of 망설이다 by '-였-'
- 망설이면서 : hesitatingly / waveringly
- 망설이지 않고 : without hesitation[flinching] / unhesitatingly
- 망설이지 않고 …하다 : have no hesitation in doing / make no scruple to do[of doing]
- 확실한 답변을 망설이다 : hesitate to give a definite answer
- 나는 망설이지 않고 대답할 수 있었다 : I was able to answer without hesitation
- 그는 조금도 망설이지 않고 상사의 욕을 한다 : He speaks ill of his boss without any hesitation (whatsoever)
- 그는 조금도 망설이지 않고 브라질로 가서 살기로 결정했다 : He had no hesitation about going to live in Brazil
- 그는 그것을 말하기를 망설였다 : He hesitated to say that
- 그는 위험을 무릅쓰기를 망설였다 : He was hesitant about taking the risk
- 그는 홀에 들어가기 전에 잠시 망설였다 : He hung back momentarily before entering the hall
- 내가 왜 망설이는지 아시겠소 : Do you know why I am wavering?
- 할까말까 하고 나는 망설이고 있다 : I am hesitating[in two minds] as to whether I shall undertake it or not
- 나는 그에게 말을 할까 말까 하고 망설이고 있다 : I am in[of] two minds about telling him
* 망설여지다 : hesitate <-- 망설이(the stem of 망설이다; 이 + -여 contracted into 여) + -여(a connection suffix between two verbs) + -지다(become)
* -여 지다 / -어 지다 : (1) An auxiliary verb used to indicate that the act mentioned in the preceding word is performed by someone other than the speaker (2) An auxiliary verb used to indicate that one comes to do the act mentioned in the preceding word (3) An auxiliary verb used to indicate that the subject falls into the state mentioned in the preceding word)
- 망설여지다 = 망설여 지게 되다 : become hesitant
- 지게 되다 : fall into a loss
- 살게 되다 : be going to live; come to life
* 망설여진다 : present form of 망설여지다 by '-ㄴ'
* 망설여져 : 망설여지(the stem of 망설여지다; 지 + -여 contracted into 여) + -여(a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)
* 망설여집니다 : 망설여지(the stem of 망설여지다; 지 + ㅂ니다 contracted into ㅂ니다) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)
* a verb + -어 / -여 / -아 / -네 / - 다 : a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix
* a verb + -어 / -여 / -아 / -네 + -요 : honourific verb ending suffix
* a verb + -습니다 / -ㅂ니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by '스-' / '-ㅂ'
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