2023-11-20

Let's learn about "오늘 저녁 예약하기에는 너무 늦었나요?"

오늘 저녁 예약하기에는 너무 늦었나요? : Is it too late to reserve a table for tonight?

[other expressions]
- 오늘 저녁 예약하기에는 너무 늦었나요? (honourific by '-요')
- 오늘 저녁 예약하기에는 너무 늦었어요? (honourific by '-요')
- 오늘 저녁 예약하기에는 너무 늦었는지요? (honourific by '-요')
- 오늘 저녁 예약하기에는 너무 늦었는가요? (honourific by '-요')
- 오늘 저녁 예약하기에는 너무 늦었습니까? (formal; more honourific by ‘스-’)

[explanations]
* 오늘 : today

* 저녁 : (1) [=해가 질 무렵부터 밤이 오기까지의 사이(between sunset and nightfall)] evening; nightfall; dusk (2) [=저녁 식사] dinner
- 내일[오늘 / 어제] 저녁 : tomorrow[this / yesterday] evening
- 저녁종 : the evening bell / the curfew
- 저녁마다 : every evening
* -를 : a particle makes 저녁 식사 objective after a word ends in a consonant; this omitted

* 예약[豫約] : preengagement; precontract; booking; reservation; subscription; a pledge; an advance sale; contract

* 예약하다 = 예약을 하다 : make a reservation

* 예약하기 : a noun form of 예약하다 by '-기'
* -는 : a particle makes 예약하기 subjective after a word ends in a consonant

* 너무 : too much

* 늦은 : [Pronunciation: 느즌] late
* 늦다 : [Pronunciation: 늗따] be late
* 늦게 : an adverb form of 늦다

* 늦었다 : past tense of 늦다 by '-었-'

* 늦었는지요? : 늦었(the stem of 늦었다) + -ㄴ지?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)
* 늦었는가요? : 늦었(the stem of 늦었다 ) + -ㄴ가?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)
* 늦었습니까? : 늦었(the stem of 늦었다 ) + -스(s suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니까?(an  honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)

* a verb + --나? / -는지? / -는가? / -어? : a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix
* a verb +  -나? / -는지? / -는가? / -어? + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix
* a verb + -ㅂ니까? / -습니까?  : an honourific interrgative verb ending suffix by '-ㅂ' / '스-'

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