2023-09-06

Let's learn about "아기를 가졌어요"

아기를 가졌어요 : I’m pregnant; I’m going to have a baby; I’m expecting a child: I have a bun in the oven; I’m going to be a mother.

* 임신하다 : have a bun in the oven

ex)

A. 왜 휴가를 내려고 하죠? : How come you are taking leave?

B. 임신했어요 : I’m pregnant.

A. 정말요? 축하해요! 예정일이 언제예요? : Really? Congratulations! When is the baby due?

[other expressions]
- 아기를 가졌다. (to the younger people or friends)
- 아기를 가졌네. (to the younger people or friends)
- 아기를 가졌어. (to the younger people or friends)
- 아기를 가졌네요. (honourific by '-요')
- 아기를 가졌어요. (honourific by '-요')
- 아기를 가졌습니다. (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

* 아이 : [=자식·후사(後嗣)] a child; one's offspring;  a kid; [=아들] a son; [=딸] a daughter; <집합적(collective)>offspring
* -를 : a particle makes 아이 objective after a word ends in a vowel

* 가지다 : have
* 가졌다 : past tense of 가지다 by '-였-'

* 아이를 가지다 = 아이를 배다 = 임신하다 : be pregnant; have a child

* 임신 : [妊娠·姙娠] pregnancy
- 자궁외 임신 : extrauterine[ectopic] pregnancy
- 임신 중에 : during the period of pregnancy[maternity]
- 그녀는 임신 6개월[24주]이다 : She is in the twenty-four weeks of pregnancy. / She is twenty-four weeks pregnant

* 임신하다 : become pregnant[impregnated]; be[get] pregnant; get[be] in the[a] family way; conceive
* 임신시키다 : get a woman pregnant
- 그녀는 임신하고 있다 : She is pregnant. / She is going to have a baby
- 그는 애인을 임신시키고 말았다 : He got his girl friend pregnant[into trouble]
- 임신부 : a pregnant woman
- 임신 조절 : birth control
- 임신 중독증 : tox(a)emia of pregnancy; gestosis
- 임신 중절 : (an artificial) abortion
- 임신 중절을 하다 : have an abortion. 

* 가졌습니다 : : 가졌(the stem of 가졌다) + -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'

* 왜 : why

* 휴가 : vacation
* -를 : a particle makes 휴가 objective aftera word ends in a vowel; this omitted

* 내다 : (1) smoke; give off a smokelike vapor (2) put out; show (3) draw from; issue; set forth; turn out; give;  set up;  serve; set out (4) make
- 생색(을) 내다 : take credit to oneself ; do oneself proud[credit]; emphasize the favor done to ; demonstrate benevolence
- 이 정도 선물 가지고 생색을 내는구먼 : You are doing yourself proud by giving this small present, aren't you?
ㆍ 저 사람은 당신에게 뭣 좀 해주고는 금방 생색을 낸다 Whenever he does anything for you, he expects you to be terribly grateful

* 휴가를 내다 : take time off; take vacation; take leave

* 내려고 : 내(the stem of 내다) + -려고(has an intention or desire)
* 하다 : do

* -려고 하다 : have an intention to do

* 하죠? : a short form of 하지요?
* 하지요? : 하(the stem of 하다) + -지?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 정말요? : 정말?(really) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 축하 : [Pronunciation: 추카] [祝賀] celebration; Congratulations; greetings
* 축하하다 : Congratulate
* 축하해요 : 축하하(the stem of 축하하다; 하 + -어 contracted into 해) + -어(a descriptive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 예정 : [豫定] [=계획] a schedule; a program; a plan; [=준비] (a) previous arrangement; prearrangement; [가격 등(price etc)] an estimate; [=예상] expectation; anticipation

* 예정일 : [豫定日] [=예정한 날짜•예정되어 있는 날짜] scheduled date; due date <-- 예정 + 일(day; date)
* -이 : a particle makes 예정일 objective after a word ends in a consonant

* 언제 : when
* -이다 : be
* 언제예요? : 언제 + -예요?(an honourific interrogative form of 이다 after a noun ends in a vowel

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