2023-09-07

Let's learn about "별거 중이에요"

별거 중이에요 : We are separated: We don’t live together any more; We are no longer together

짐 싸서 나갔다 : He moved out

[other expressions]
- 별거 중이다. (to younger people or friends)
- 별거 중이네. (to younger people or friends)
- 별거 중이야. (to younger people or friends)
- 별거 중이네요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 별거 중이에요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 별거 중입니다. (formal; honourific by ‘ㅂ’)

- 짐 싸서 나갔다. (to the younger people or friends)
- 짐 싸서 나갔네. (to the younger people or friends)
- 짐 싸서 나갔어. (to the younger people or friends)
- 짐 싸서 나갔네요. (honourific by '-요')
- 짐 싸서 나갔어요. (honourific by '-요')
- 짐 싸서 나갔습니다. (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

* 별거 : [別居] [부부] (a) separation; limited divorce; [법률상(of law)] legal[judicial] separation; divorce a mensa et thoro
- 별거 중의 남편[아내] : a separated husband[wife] / a grass widower[widow]
- 별거 수당 : [별거 중인 남편이 아내에게 지급하는] a separate maintenance; [출정 군인의 아내에게 지급하는] a separation allowance; [이별후 남편이 아내에게 주는] alimony

* 별거하다 : live in a separate house; live separately; live apart ; set up separate residences; separate
- 그녀는 남편과 별거하기를 원한다 : She wants a separation[to separate] from her husband
- 양친은 별거하고 있습니다 : My parents are living apart

* 중 : in the middle of ...ing

* 이다 : be
* 입니다 : 이(the stem of 이다) + -ㅂ니다(an homourific descriptive verb ending suffix)

* 짐 : [=하물] a load; a burden; [=뱃짐] a cargo ; a freight; [=화물] goods; a freight; [=수화물] luggage; baggage; [=포장 하물] a pack; a package
* -을 : a particle makes 짐 objective after a word ends in a consonant

* 싸다 : (1) [=물건을 포장하다] wrap (in); do up ; pack (up) ; bundle (2) [대·소변을] excrete ; void; discharge (3) [물건 값] cheap; inexpensive; low(-priced); of low price; moderate; moderately-priced (4) [=입이 가볍다] glib(-tongued); talebearing; tattling; talkative; loquacious; prattling; gabby
- 싸 드릴까요 : Shall I wrap it up?
- 이것을 종이에 싸 주세요 : Please wrap this up in paper
- 똥을 싸다 : defecate / have a movement of the bowels / <비유(metaphorical)> have a hard time of it / pay dearly / get the worst of it / get a real raw deal
-  그 소년은 융단에 오줌을 쌌다 : The boy peed on the carpet
- 싼 집세 : a low rent
- 싼 카메라 : a low-priced camera
- 값이 싸고 질이 나쁜 구두 : shoes of low price and poor quality / cheap and nasty shoes
- 값은 싸나 좋은 옷 : an inexpensive but good dress
- 싸게 산 물건 : a good[a great] bargain
- 싸게 치이다 : cost little / come cheap / prove economical
- 싸게 팔다 : sell cheap[at low prices / at a small profit / at a bargain]
- 싼 물건을 찾아다니다 : look[hunt] for a bargain
- 아주[터무니없이] 싸다 : be cheap as dirt / be dirt-[dog-]cheap / be ridiculously cheap
- 입이 싼 사람 : a talkative person / a blabber / a tattler / a chatterbox

* 싸서 : 싸(the stem of 싸다; wrap) + -어서/-서(and then)

* 나가다 : go out
* 나갔다 : past tense of 나가다 by '-았-'

* 나갔습니다 : 나갔(the stem of 나갔다) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니다(an homourific descriptive verb ending suffix)

* 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'

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