Let's learn about "딸기가 제철이에요"

딸기가 제철이에요 : Strawberries are in season

ex)

A. 요즘 딸기가 제철이에요 : Strawberries are in season

B. 그래요. 1킬로그램에 얼마예요? : Okay, How much is it per kilogram? / How much is it per kilogram? / How much is that by the kilogram? / How much per kilo?

[other expressions]

<반말(talking down to)>

- 딸기가 제철이다. (to younger people or friends)

- 딸기가 제철이네. (to younger people or friends)

- 딸기가 제철이야. (to younger people or friends)

- 딸기가 제철인데. (to younger people or friends)

<존칭/존댓말/높임말/경어(honorific)>

- 딸기가 제철이네요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 딸기가 제철이에요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 딸기가 제철인데요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 딸기가 제철입니다. (formal; honourific by ‘ㅂ’)

* [Memo]

* Extreme honorifics(극존칭) are not used when the subject(주어) is not a person(사람). In other words, extreme honorifics(극존칭) are used only when the subject(주어) is a person(사람) :  주어가 사람이 아닌 경우는 극존칭을 사용하지 않는다. 즉, 주어가 사람인 경우에만 극존칭을 사용한다

[explanations]

* 요즘 : a short form of 요즈음(these days)

* 딸기 : Strawberries

* -가 : a particle makes 딸기 subjective after a word ends in a vowel

* 제철 : [=알맞은 때] the right[best] season

- 제철인 과실 : fruits in season

- 제철이 아닌 과실 : fruits out of season

- 버섯은 지금이 제철이다 : Mushrooms are now in season

- 굴은 이제 제철이 지났다 : Oysters are now out of season

* 제철 : [製鐵] iron manufacture

- 종합 제철 공장 : an integrated steelworks

- 제철소 : an iron mill; an ironworks

- 제철업 : the iron industry

- 제철업자 : an ironmaster; an iron manufacturer

- 제철 회사 : an iron (manufacturing) company

* 제철하다 : manufacture iron

* 이다 : be

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

* a noun + -(이)다 / -(이)네 / -(이)야 / -(이)ㄴ데 : a non-honourific descriptive form of 이다

* a noun + -(이)네 / (이)ㄴ데+ -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix

* a noun + -이에요 / -예요 / -입니다 : an honourific descriptive form of 이다 by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ'

* -이에요 : this is used after a word ends in a consonant

ex) 생각뿐이에요 : I think of you only

* -예요 : : this is used after a word ends in a vowel

ex) 바다예요 : this is the sea

* 그러하다 / 그리하다 / 그렇다 : [Pronunciation: 그럳타] be so; be such

* 그래요 : 그렇(the stem of 그렇다; ㅎ erased before 아; 러 + -아 contracted into 래) + -아(a descriptive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 1킬로그램 : [Pronunciation: 일킬로그램] 1 kg

* -에 : A postpositional particle to indicate that the preceding statement is a unit or subject that is the standard for something(앞말이 기준이 되는 대상이나 단위임을 나타내는 조사)

* 얼마 : How much

* 이다 : be

* 얼마예요? : 얼마 + 이(the stem of 이다; 이 + -여 contracted into 예) + -여?(a non-honourific interrogative  verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 얼마입니까? : 얼마 + 이(the stem of 이다) + -ㅂ니까?(an honourific  interrogative  verb ending suffix)