Let's learn about "지금 안 계세요"

지금 안 계세요 = 죄송하지만 자리에 없는데요 : He’s not in at the moment; I’m afraid he’s not here; He’s out; He’s not available at the moment

[other expressions]

<반말(talking down to)>

- 지금 안 계신다. (to younger people or friends)

- 지금 안 계시네. (to younger people or friends)

- 지금 안 계셔. (to younger people or friends)

- 지금 안 계신데 (to younger people or friends)

- 죄송하지만 자리에 없다. (to younger people or friends)

- 죄송하지만 자리에 없네. (to younger people or friends)

- 죄송하지만 자리에 없어. (to younger people or friends)

- 죄송하지만 자리에 없는데. (to younger people or friends)

<존칭/존댓말/높임말/경어(honorific)>

- 지금 안 계시네요. (honourific by '요')

- 지금 안 계신데요. (honourific by '요')

- 지금 안 계셔요 (honourific by '요')

- 죄송하지만 자리에 없네요. (honourific by '요')

- 죄송하지만 자리에 없는데요. (honourific by '요')

- 죄송하지만 자리에 없어요. (honourific by '요')

<극존칭(high honorific; extreme honorific)>

- 지금 안 계십니다. (honourific by '-시')

- 죄송하지만 자리에 없습니다. (honourific by '-시')

[explanations]

* 지금 : now

* 안 : this is equal to "not" in English

* 있다 : [Pronunciation: 읻따; ㅅ + ㄷ -> ㄸ] be; exist; stay

* 계시다 : an honourific word of 있다; be; stay; be located

* 계신다 : present tense of 계시다

* 계신데요 : 계시(the stem of  계시다; 시 + -ㄴ contracted into 신) + -ㄴ데(a declarative verb ending suffix; this used after the stem of a verb ends in a vowel) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 계셔요 : 계시(the stem of  계시다; 시 + -여 contracted into 셔) + -여(a declarative verb ending suffix; 어 changed into 여 after 시 for easy pronunciation) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 계십니다 : 계시(the stem of  계시다; 시 + -ㅂ contracted into 십) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific declarative verb ending suffix)

* 죄송 : sorry

* 죄송하다 : be sorry

* -지만 : ..., but ~

* 자리 : (1) [=좌석] a seat (2) [=공간] a room

* -에 : a place suffix

* 없다 : [Pronunciation: 업따; ㅅ + ㄷ -> ㄸ] be not; not exist; not stay

* 없는데요 : 없(the stem of  없다) + -는데(a declarative verb ending suffix; this used after the stem of a verb ends in a consonant) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 없어요 : 없(the stem of  없다) + -어(a declarative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 없습니다 : 없(the stem of  없다) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific; 스 + -ㅂ contracted into 슺) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific declarative verb ending suffix)

* a verb + -다 / -네 / -ㄴ데 / -는데 / -여 / -어 : a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix

* a verb + -네 / -ㄴ데 / -는데 / -여 / -어 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix

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