Let's learn about "신어 봐도 되나요?"

(이 신발을) 신어 봐도 되나요? : Can I try these shoes on?

[other expressions]

<반말(talking down to)>

- 신어 봐도 되니? (to younger people or friends)

- 신어 봐도 되나? (to younger people or friends)

- 신어 봐도 되지? (to younger people or friends)

- 신어 봐도 되냐? (to younger people or friends)

- 신어 봐도 되는가? (to younger people or friends)

- 신어 봐도 되는지? (to younger people or friends)

- 신어 봐도 돼? (to younger people or friends)

<존칭/존댓말/높임말/경어(honorific)>

- 신어 봐도 되나요? (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 신어 봐도 되지요? (to younger people or friends)

- 신어 봐도 되죠? (to younger people or friends; -죠 a short form of -지요?)

- 신어 봐도 되는가요? (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 신어 봐도 되는지요? (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 신어 봐도 돼요? (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 신어 봐도 됩니까? (formal; honourific by ‘-ㅂ’)

[explanations]

* 이 : this

* 신발 = 신 : [Pronunciation: high pitch short tone] shoes

* -을 : a particle makes 신발 / 신 objective after a word ends in a consonant; this omitted

* 신다 : [Pronunciation: 신따] [mainly used with shoes] [동작] put on, slip on; [상태] wear, have (got) sth on

- 부츠를 신다 : put on one's boots

* 신어 : 신(the stem of 신다) + -어(a connection suffix between two verbs)

* 보다 : (1) see; look; watch (2) try

* -아/-어/-여 보다 : try to do

* 신어 보다 : try on; try to put on

* 봐도 : 보(the stem of 보다; 보 + -아 contracted into 봐) + -아도/-어도/-여도(A connective ending used when assuming or recognizing the truth of the preceding statement, although it is not related to or does not influence the following statement: 앞에 오는 말을 가정하거나 인정하지만 뒤에 오는 말에는 관계가 없거나 영향을 끼치지 않음을 나타내는 연결 어미)

* 되다 : (1) become (2) Could ~;  Can ~

* -아도/-어도/-여도 되다 : An expression used to indicate that a certain act is allowed or accepted(어떤 행동에 대한 허락이나 허용을 나타낼 때 쓰는 표현)

* 되는가? : 되(the stem of 되다) + -는가?(a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix; -는가 is used after the stem of a word ends in a vowel)

* 되는지? : 되(the stem of 되다) + -는지?(a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix; -는가 is used after the stem of a word ends in a vowel)

* 돼? : 되(the stem of 되다; 되 + -어 contracted into 돼) + -어(a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)

* 돼요? : 되(the stem of 되다; 되 + -어 contracted into 돼) + -어(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 됩니까 : 되(the stem of 되다) + -ㅂ니까(an  honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)

* a verb + -니? / -나? / -냐? / -지? / -는가? / -는지? / -어? : a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix

* a verb +  -나? / -지? / -는가? / -는지? / -어? + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix

* a verb + -ㅂ니까? : an honourific interrgative verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ-‘