2024-05-13

Let's learn about "길이 좀 줄여 주세요"

길이 좀 줄여 주세요 : Can I have it shortened?; Could you trim the bottom?

단을 1인치 올려 주세요 : The hem needs to be raised an inch.

* 줄이다 : shorten
* 단 : hem

ex)

A. 소매가 너무 길어요. 줄여 주실 수 있나요? : These sleeves are a bit too long. Can I have them shortened?

B. 물론이죠 : Sure

[other expressions]
<반말(talking down to)>
- 길이 좀 줄여 줘. (to younger people or friends)
- 길이 좀 줄여 줘라. (to younger people or friends)
- 길이 좀 줄여 줄래. (to younger people or friends)

- 단을 1인치 올려 줘. (to younger people or friends)
- 단을 1인치 올려 줘라. (to younger people or friends)
- 단을 1인치 올려 줄래. (to younger people or friends)

<존칭/존댓말/높임말/경어(honorific)>
- 길이 좀 줄여 줘요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 길이 좀 줄여 줄래요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 단을 1인치 올려 줘요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 단을 1인치 올려 줄래요. (honourific by ‘-요’)

<극존칭(high honorific; extreme honorific)>
- 길이 좀 줄여 주실래요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 길이 좀 줄여 주세요. (more honourific by ‘시’)
- 길이 좀 줄여 주셔요. (more honourific by ‘시’)
- 길이 좀 줄여 주시지요. (more honourific by ‘시’)
- 길이 좀 줄여 주시죠. (more honourific by ‘시’; -시죠 is a short form of -시지요)
- 길이 좀 줄여 주십시오. (formal; more honourific by ‘시’)
- 길이 좀 줄여 주시겠어요. (more honourific by ‘시’)
- 길이 좀 줄여 주시겠습니까. (more honourific by ‘시’)

- 단을 1인치 올려 주실래요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 단을 1인치 올려 주세요. (more honourific by ‘시’)
- 단을 1인치 올려 주셔요. (more honourific by ‘시’)
- 단을 1인치 올려 주시지요. (more honourific by ‘시’)
- 단을 1인치 올려 주시죠. (more honourific by ‘시’; -시죠 is a short form of -시지요)
- 단을 1인치 올려 주십시오. (formal; more honourific by ‘시’)
- 단을 1인치 올려 주시겠어요. (more honourific by ‘시’)
- 단을 1인치 올려 주시겠습니까. (more honourific by ‘시’)

[explanations]
* 길이 : length
* -를 : a particle makes 길이 objective after a word ends in a vowel

* 단 : hem of trousers/pants/shirt/skirt
- 치맛단 좀 줄여 주세요 : Would you shorten the hem of this skirt?

* -을 : a particle makes 단 objective after a word ends in a vowel

* 1인치 : [Ponunciation: 일인치] 1 inch

* 좀 : a little with a nuance of "please"

* 줄다 : shorten
* 줄이다 : make something shorten <-- '-이-' makes a verb causative form

* 늘다 : (1) grow, increase, rise, swell, be extended, gain
(2) improve, make progress, get better
- 지출이 늘고 있다 : Expenditures are swelling
- 나는 영어가 많이 늘었다 : I made much progress in English

* 늘이다 : (1) make something increase, expand, add to, augment, extend, enlarge, lengthen, let out (2) make something improve <-- ´-이-' makes a verb causative form

* 오르다 : (1) climb, go[come walk] up, mount, ascend 
(2) rise, be promoted[advanced], be raised (3) increase, rise, go up; appreciate, advance; soar, skyrocket, jump
- 층계를 오르다 : climb[go up; mount] a flight of stairs
- 왕위에 오르다 : rise[ascend] to the throne
- 등록금이 많이 올랐다 : Tuition has risen a lot
- 내 체온이 올랐다 : My body temperature rose[went up]
- 그의 인기가 많이 올랐다 : His popularity has risen considerably
- 차에 오르다 : get into a car
- 유럽 여행길에 오르다 : set out on a trip to Europe
- 호적에 오르다 : be listed[put] on the family register
- 귀한 생선이 상에 올랐다 : A fish delicacy was served
- 옴이 오르다 = 옴에 걸리다 : catch[have] the itch
- 화제에 오르다 : come up in conversation
- 사업이 비로소 정상 궤도에 올랐다 : The business is finally back on track

* 올리다 : (1) raise, lift, put up (2) raise, increase, drive up; hike (up) (3) achieve, obtain, gain, better, (formal) attain (4) present, submit, put forward, (Brit) table (5) put, place, enter (6) post (up), put up <-- ´-리-' makes a verb causative form 
- 오른팔을 올려라 : Raise your right arm
- 온도를 올리다 : increase[turn up] the heat
- 백만 원의 순익을 올리다 : gain a net profit of one million won
- 회의에 올릴 안건을 준비하다 : prepare an itinerary to submit[put forward] at the meeting
- 대기자 명단에 올려 드릴까요? : Would you like to be placed on the waiting[standby] list?
- 제가 홈페이지에 올린 사진 보셨어요? : Have you seen the picture[photograph] I posted on my homepage?
- 속도를 올리다 : speed up

* 내리다 : (1) fall, come down, rain, snow (2) get off, leave, alight from, disembark, dismount
* 내린다 : present form of 내리다 by '-ㄴ'
* 내렸다 : past tense of 내리다 by '-였-'
- 함박눈이 내린다 : It's snowing in large flakes
- 저희는 어느 역에서 내려야 하나요? : What stop do we get off at?
- 아기의 열이 내리지 않는다 : The baby's temperature is not falling
- 기름 값이 내렸다 : Oil has dropped in price
- 그에게 입국 금지 조치가 내려졌다 : An order was issued forbidding his entry into the country

* 줄여 : 줄이(the stem of 줄이다; 이 + -여 contracted into 여) + -여(a connection suffix between two verbs)

* 늘여 : 늘이(the stem of 늘이다; 이 + -여 contracted into 여) + -여(a connection suffix between two verbs)

* 올려 : 올리(the stem of 올리다; 리 + -여 contracted into 려) + -여(a connection suffix between two verbs)

* 내려 : 내리(the stem of 내리다; 리 + -여 contracted into 려) + -여(a connection suffix between two verbs)

* 주다 : give (me something)

* -어 주다 / -아 주다 / -여 주다 : (2) allow; permit (2) do an effort; keep (on)
- 결혼해 주다 : You allow someone to get married you
- 도와줄게 : I'll (do an effort to) help you
- 함께 있어 주다 : keep staying with

* 줄여 주다 : do an effort to shorten
* 늘여 주다 : do an effort to lengthen

* 올려 주다 : do an effort to raise or lift up
* 내려 주다 : do an effort to lower or drop off

* 줘 : 주(the stem of  주다) + -어(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "Please  ~")
* 줘라 : 주(the stem of 주다) + -어라(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "Please ~")
* 줄래 : 주(the stem of 주다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -래(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "Please ~")
* 줄래요 : 주(the stem of 주다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -래(a propositive verb ending suffix means "Please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 주세요 : 주(the stem of  주다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -어(a propositive verb ending suffix means "Please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 주셔요 : 주(the stem of  주다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -여(a propositive verb ending suffix means "Please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 주실래요 : 주(the stem of 주다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -래(a propositive verb ending suffix means "Please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 주십시오 : 주(the stem of  주다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ시오(an honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "Please ~")
* 주시겠어요 : 주(the stem of  주다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -겠(a suffix asks rhe listener's will) + -어(a propositive verb ending suffix means "Please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 주시겠습니까 : 주(the stem of  주다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -겠(a suffix asks rhe listener's will) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니까(an honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "Please ~")

* a verb + -어 / -어라 / -ㄹ래 : a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "Please ~"
* a verb + -어 / -ㄹ래 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix)
* a verb + -세요 / -셔요 / -실래요 / -십시오 / -ㅂ시오 / -시겠어요 / -시겠습니까 : an honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "Please ~”

* 소매: (1) sleeve (2) retail
* -가 : a particle makes 소매 subjective after a word ends in a vowel

* 너무 : too much

* 긴 : long
* 길다 : be ong

* 길어요 : 길(the stem of 길다) + -어(a descriptive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 줄여 : 줄이(the stem of 줄이다; 이 + -여 contracted into 여) + -여(a connection suffix between two verbs)

* -어 주다 / -아 주다 / -여 주다 : (2) allow; permit (2) do an effort; keep (on)

* 수 : a way; a method

* 가 : a particle makes 받을 수 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a vowel; this omitted

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

* 있나요? : 있(the stem of 있다) + -나?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 물론 : [勿論] of course; to be sure; undoubtedly; naturally; needless to say
* 이다 : be
* 이죠 : a short form of 이지요
* 이지요 : 이(the stem of  이다)  + -지(a descriptivr verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

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