2024-09-26

Let's learn about "저는 초보 운전자예요"

저는 초보 운전자예요 : I’m a beginner; I’m a student driver; I just started driving; I don’t have much experience driving.

ex)

A. 운전 경력이 어떻게 되나요? : How experienced are you in driving?

B. 이제 시작했어요. 초보 운전자예요 : I just started. I’m a student driver

[other expressions]
<반말(talking down to)>
- 난 초보 운전자다. (to younger people or friends)
- 난 초보 운전자네. (to younger people or friends)
- 난 초보 운전자야. (to younger people or friends)
- 난 초보 운전자인데. (to younger people or friends)
- 난 초보 운전잔데. (to younger people or friends; 운전잔데 is a short form of 운전자인데)

<존칭/존댓말/높임말/경어(honorific)>
- 전 초보 운전자네요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 전 초보 운전자예요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 전 초보 운전자인데요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 전 초보 운전잔데요. (honourific by ‘-요’; 운전잔데요 iis a short form of 운전자인데요)
- 전 초보 운전자입니다. (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]
* 난 : a short form of 나는
* 전 : a short form of 저는
* 나 : I (non-honourific word)
* 저 : I (honourific word)
* -는 : a particle makes 나 / 저 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a vowel

* 초보 : [初步] the first step ; the rudiments ; the elements ; the ABC ; a beginners course
- 초보의 = 초보적인 : rudimentary / elementary

* 운전 : [運轉] driving; running; operation
* -을 : a particle makes 운전 objective after a word ends in a consonant; this can be omittable

* 운전자 : [運轉者] a driver <-- 운전(driving) + 자(a person)

* 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

* 경력 : [經歷] one's (past) career[record]; one's life[personal] history; a career record; personal experiences; antecedents
* -이 : a particle makes 운전 경력 subjective after a word ends in a consonant

* 어떻다 : [Pronunciation: 어떧타] be how
* 어떻게 : [Pronunciarion: 어떠케] (1) [=어찌] how; in what way[manner]; by what means (2) [=몹시] how (much); what; so; to what extent (3) [=어떻게든] anyway; anyhow (4) [=무엇] what
- 어떻게 지내십니까 : How are you?
- 그 영화를 어떻게 생각하십니까 : How did you like that movie?
- 어떻게 감사를 드려야 할지 모르겠습니다 : I don't know how to express my gratitude
- 저 문제를 어떻게 생각하느냐? : What do you think about that affair?
- 당신을 만나 어떻게 기쁜지 모르겠다 = 당신을 만나 얼마나 기쁜지 모르겠다 : I'm so glad to see you!
- 그는 어떻게나 고통이 심한지 잠도 못 잔다 =그는 진짜 고통이 심한지 잠도 못 잔다 : He suffers to such a degree that he can't sleep
- 이 소란을 어떻게 좀 해주시오 : Do something about this racket

* 되다 : (1) become (2) [In interrogative with -어도 / -여도] Could ~;  Can ~ (3) [as the form of 어떻게 되다] be; become

* 되나요? : 되(the stem of 되다) + -나?(a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 이제 : now
- 이제 막 : just now

* 시작 : [始作] (1) [=개시·착수] the beginning; the start; the opening; the commencement; the outset (2) [=처음] origin; beginning
- 서기의 시작 : the beginning of the Christian Era
* 시작하다 : originate ; have origin[rise] ; arise ; begin: start

* 시작 : [詩作] poem writing
-  시작하다 : write[compose] poems

* 시작 : [試作]1 (1) [=제작] trial manufacture[production] (2) trial planting; trial growing (3) (about artwork) a study; an etude
- 시작하다 : (1) manufacture[produce] by way of trial[experiment]; make on an experimental basis (2) grow[cultivate / raise] by way of trial[experiment].. (3) write[compose / sculpture] as an experiment
- 시작품 a trial product; an article[equipment] made on a experimental basis

* 시작했다 : past tense of 시작하다 by '-었-'; 하 + -었 contracted into 했

* 시작했어요 : 시작했(the stem of 시작했다) + -어(a declarative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

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