Let's leaen about "(이거) 마음에 들어요"

(이거) 마음에 들어요 : I had my eyes on that for a long time; This is perfect; I love it; This is it; This is what I’m looking for.

* ~에 눈독을 들이다, ~을 탐을 내다 : have one ’ s eye on

[other expressions]

<반말(talking down to)>

- 이거 마음에 든다. (to younger people or friends)

- 이거 마음에 드네. (to younger people or friends)

- 이거 마음에 들어. (to younger people or friends)

<존칭/존댓말/높임말/경어(honorific)>

- 이거 마음에 드네요. (honourific by '-요')

- 이거 마음에 들어요. (honourific by '-요')

- 이거 마음에 듭니다.. (formal; honourific by '-ㅂ‘')

[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

* 이거 : a short form of 이것이

* -가 : a particle makes 이거 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a consonant: this can be omitted

* -이 : a particle makes 이것 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a consonant; this can be omitted

* 마음 : heart; mind

* 맘 : (1) a short form of 마음 (2) a mother

* -에 : a place particle means "at/on/in"

* 들다 : [ㄹ 뷸규칙(irregular)] (1) [밖에서 안으로] enter, go[get, come] in(to), walk[step] in(to) (2) [=안에 담겨 있다] have, contain, hold (3) [햇볕 등이] enter into (4) [=손에 잡다] hold, take; [=집어 올리다] pick up; [=몸에 지니고 다니다] carry (5) [=위로 올리다] raise, lift (up), put up (6) [예·이유 등을] give, quote, cite

- 안으로 드시지요 : Please come[step] in

- 이 책에는 흥미로운 내용이 들어 있다 : This book has some interesting stuff in it

- 해가 드는 곳에서 빨래를 말리다 : dry the clothes[laundry] in the sunlight

- 수화기를 들다 : pick up the receiver

- 고개를 들어요 : raise one's head

- 예를 들다 : give sb an example

- 예를 들면 : for example

* ( ...이) 마음에 들다 : like; win a favor of

* 든다 : present tense of 들다 by '-ㄴ'

* 드네 : 들(the stem of 들다; ㄹ erased before ㄴ) + -네(a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)

* 드네요 : 들(the stem of 들다; ㄹ erased before ㄴ) + -네(a descriptive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 듭니다 : 들(the stem of 들다; ㄹ erased before ㄴ) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)

* a verb + -ㄴ다 / -네 / -어 / -아 : a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix

* a verb + -네 / -어 / -아 + -요 : an honourific ending suffix

* a verb + -습니다 / -십니다 / -ㅂ니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by '스-' / '시-' / '-ㅂ'

* -에 : a place suffix

* 눈 : (1) [low long tone] snow (2) [high short tone] eye in the sentence

* 독 : (1) a dock (2) [毒] [=유독 물질] (a) poison; poisonous substance (3) [=독액] venum (4) [=병독·독소] a virus; a germ; a toxin (5) [=해독•해] harm (6) [=독기] malice; spite (7) [=탐•탐욕] avarice

- 독이 있는 : poisonous / virulent / toxic / noxious

- 독이 없는 : innoxious / innocuous / innocent / harmless

- 독이 있어 보이는 : poisonous-looking

- 독이 있는 식물  :a poisonous plant

- 독이 되는 = 해가 돠는 : harmful / injurious

- 젊은이에게 독[해]을 끼치다 : poison the young minds

- 독이 오르다 : become spiteful[venomous / malicious]

* 독기 : [Pronunciation: 독끼] [毒氣] (1) [=독의 기운] noxious[pestilential] air; poisonous gas[vapor].(2) [=악의] malice; spite

- 독기가 있는 : poisonous

- 독기가 있는 : malicious / virulent / acrimonious / spiteful

- 독기가 없는 : innocent / harmless / innoxious

* 눈독 : [Pronuncition: 눈똑] a covetous steady gaze; gazing at; having[keeping] an eye to

<Idiom>

* 눈독(이) 들다 become greedy[covetous] in one's look; get eyed[gazed at]; make drool

- 아내는 그 모피 코트에 눈독이 들었다  :The fur coat made my wife drool

* 눈독(을) 들이다 : have an eye on; fix one's eyes on; have[keep] an eye to; can't keep one's eyes off; mark for a victim; look over closely[avidly].

* -을 : a particle makes something/someone objective after a word ends in a consonant

* -를 : a particle makes something/someone objective after a word ends in a vowel

* 탐 : [貪] [=탐욕] covetousness; avarice; greed; [=욕심] desire; want; [=탐닉] indulgence

* -을 : a particle makes 탐 objective after a word ends in a consonant; this can be omitted

* 내다 : (1) give out (2) buy something for someone; treat someone (3) [=발설하다] set forth; put forward; start ; [감정 등] vent; give vent to; give expression to; express

- 화를 내다 : get angry / take offense / lose one's temper

- 소문을 내다 : set a rumor afloat / circulate[spread] a rumor

- 말을 내다 : start talk / broach[get on] a subject

- 비밀을 입밖에 내다 : let out[divulge / reveal] a secret