2023-12-05

Let's learn about "열 명이 앉을 만한 자리가 있을까요?"

열 명이 앉을 만한 자리가 있을까요? : Is there a table big enough for 10?; Do you have a table to fit 10 people?; Do you have seating for 10?; Could all of us fit at a table?

*  ~에 적합하다 / ~에 들어맞다 : fit into

ex)

A. 일행이 열 명인데요. 전부 앉을 만한 큰 좌석이 있을까요? : We’re a party of 10. Do you have seating for 10?

B. 네, 준비해 드릴게요. 5분 정도 걸릴 거예요 : Yes, we’ll set it up for you. It’ll take about 5 minutes.

A. 좋아요. 기다릴게요 : Okay, we’ll wait

[other expressions]
- 열 명이 앉을 만한 자리가 있나요? (honourific by '-요')
- 열 명이 앉을 만한 자리가 있어요? (honourific by '-요')
- 열 명이 앉을 만한 자리가 있는지요? (honourific by '-요')
- 열 명이 앉을 만한 자리가 있지요? (honourific by '-요')
- 열 명이 앉을 만한 자리가 있죠? (honourific by '-요'; -죠 is a short form of -지요?)
- 열 명이 앉을 만한 자리가 있을까요? (honourific by '-요')
- 열 명이 앉을 만한 자리가 있습니까? (formal; more honourific by ‘스’)

[explanations]
* 열 : 10
* 명 : a unit counts persons
* -이 : a particle makes 열 명 subjective after a word ends in a consonant

* 앉다 : [Pronunciation: 안따] seat
* 앉을 : 앉(the stem of 앉다) + -을(a suffix makes a verb future tense and attributive)

* 만하다 : deserve, be worthy of, have a right to
* 만한 : an adjective form of 만하다
- 그의 용감한 행동은 메달을 받을 만한 가치가 있다 : His brave actions are worthy of a medal

* 자리 : (1) position (2) seat

* 가 : a particle makes 자리 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a vowel

* 있다 : [Pronunciation: 읻따] (1) be; exist; there is[are] (2) [as the form of -를/을/-ㄹ 수 있다] be able to do

* 있을까요? : 있(the stem of 있다) + -을(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -까?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 있지요? : 있(the stem of 있다) + -지?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 있습니까 : 있(the stem of 있다) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니까?(an  honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)

* a verb + -니? / -나? / -냐? / -는가? / -ㄴ가? / -는지? / -ㄴ지? / -어? / -아? / -을까? / -지? : a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix
* a verb +  -나? / -는가? / -ㄴ가? / -는지? / -ㄴ지? / -어? / -아? / -을까? / -지? + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix
* a verb + -습니까? / -ㅂ니까? : an honourific interrgative verb ending suffix by ‘-시-‘ / ‘-요'

* 일행 : [一行]1 (1) a party; [=배우·예능인 등의 일단] a troupe; a company (2) [=문서의 한 행] a line
- 관광단 일행 : a tourist party / a party of sightseers
- 봅 호프 일행 : Bob Hope and his troupe
- 일행 사람들 : the members of a party
- 일행에 참가하다 : join the party / be a member of the party
- 일행은 6명이다 : There are six of us in the party. / The party is made up of six in all
- 대사 일행은 오늘 아침 이곳에 도착했다 : The Ambassador and his suite[staff] arrived here this morning.
- 일행(을) 걸러 쓰다 : write on every other line

* -이 : a particle makes 일행 subjective after a word ends in a consonant

* 열 명인데요 : 열 명 + -이(the stem of 이다) + -ㄴ데(A sentence-final ending used to ask the listener while anticipating his/her answer: 일정한 대답을 요구하며 물어보는 뜻을 나타내는 종결 어미) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 전부 : [全部] [=전체] the whole; [=합계] the total; <부사(adverb)> all; entirely; in all; altogether; all told

* 큰 : big; large
* 크다 : be big; be large

* 좌석 : [坐席·座席] [=자리] a seat; a cockpit; a pew; [=여지] (sitting) room

* a particle makes 좌석 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a vowel

* 있다 : [Pronunciation: 읻따] (1) be; exist; there is[are] (2) [as the form of -를/을/-ㄹ 수 있다] be able to do

* 있을까요? : 있(the stem of 있다) + -을(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -까?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 네 / 예 : yes

* 준비하다 : a verb form of 준비 by '-하다'
* 준비하시다 : an honourific form of 준비하다 by '-시-'

* 준비했다 : past tense of 준비하다 by '-었-'
* 준비하셨다 : past tense of 준비하시다 by '-였-'

* 준비해 : 준비하(the stem of 준비하다; 하 + -어 contracted into 해) + -어(a connection suffix between two verbs)

* 주다 : give (non-honourific word)
* 드리다 : give (honourific word)

* -해 주다 : do something (with effort)
* -해 드리다 : do something (with effort)

* 드릴게요 : 드리(the stem of 드리다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense and attributive) + -게(one's will) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 5분 : five minutes

* 정도 : approximately; around; about

* 걸리다 : (1) (그림·해 등이) hang, be hung (2) (장애물·구멍 등에) catch, be caught, be[get] stuck (in); (기계 등에 끼이다) be[get] jammed; (발이) trip, stumble (3) (그물·덫 등에) (그물 등에) be[get] caught [entangled], (덫에) be trapped [entrapped] (4) (시간이) take (time) (5) require (6) cost
- 모자가 못에 걸려 있다 : A hat is hung on a peg
- 돌에 걸려 넘어지다 : trip[stumble] on[over] a stone and fall down
- 덫에 걸리다 : be caught in a trap[snare]
- 여기 오는 데 시간이 꽤 걸렸다 : It took a long time to get here

* 걸릴 : 걸리(the stem of 걸리다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense and attributive)

* 거다 = a short form of 것이다
* 거 : a short form of 것(a thing; a stuff)
* 이다 : be
* -ㄹ 것이다 / -ㄹ 거예요 / -ㄹ 겁니다 : It wil ~; I will

* 거예요 : a short form of 것이에요
* 것이에요 : 것 + -이(the stem of 이다) + -에(a descriptive verb ending suffix; -어 changed into -에 for easy pronunciation) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 겁니다 : a short form of 것입니다
* 것입니다 : 것 + -이(the stem of 이다) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)

* 좋은 : good
* 좋다 : [Pronunciation: 조타] be good

* 좋아요 : 좋(the stem of 좋다) + -아(a descriptive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 기다리다 : wait (for)

* 기다릴게요 : 기다리(the stem of 기다리다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -게(one's will) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* -ㄹ게요 : I will ~
- 기다릴게요 : I will wait (for) ~

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