한동안 연락을 못 드렸어요 : I couldn’t call you for some time; I couldn’t talk to you for some time
ex)
A. 미안해요. 한동안 연락 못 했어요 : I’m sorry; I couldn’t call you for some time
B. 괜찮아요. 전화 잘했어요 : Don’t worry. I’m glad you called
[other expressions]
<반말(talking down to)>
- 한동안 연락을 못 했다. (to younger people or friends)
- 한동안 연락을 못 했네. (to younger people or friends)
- 한동안 연락을 못 했어. (to younger people or friends)
- 한동안 연락을 못 했는데! (to younger people or friends)
<존칭/존댓말/높임말/경어(honorific)>
- 한동안 연락을 못 했네요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 한동안 연락을 못 했어요. (honourific by ‘-요’)
- 한동안 연락을 못 했는데요! (honourific by ‘-요’)
<극존칭(high honorific; extreme honorific)>
- 한동안 연락을 못 했습니다. (formal; more honourific by '스')
- 한동안 연락을 못 드렸습니다. (formal; more honourific by '스')
[explanations]
* 한 : one
* 동안 : <명사(noun)> (a space of) time; a period; a span; a while; [=간격] an interval; a space; <부사적(adverbial)> in; for ; during ; between; [=사이] in the course of ; as[so] long as
* 한동안 : for some time
* 연락 : [Pronunciation: 열락] (1) [=기쁨•희열] merrymaking, (2) [=관계] connection; connexion; [=연계] liaison, communication; [=접촉] contact; touch
* -를 : a particle makes 연락 objective after a word ends in a vowel; this omitted
* 하다 : do
* 했다 : past tense of 하다 by '-었-'; 하 + -었 contracted into 했
* 하시다 : an honourific form of 하다 by '-시-'
* 하셨다 : past tense of 하시다 by '-였-'; 시 + -였 contracted into 셨
* 연락하다 = 연락을 하다 : [Pronunciation: 열락하다] (1) communicate (2) [=도착하다•도달하다] get to
* 주다 : (1) give (2) have an effort to in the sentence
* 준다 : present form of 주다 by '-ㄴ'
* 드리다 : an honourific form of 주다
* 드렸다 : past tense of 드리다 by '-였-'; 리 + -였 contracted into 렸
* -어 주다 / -아 주다 / -여 주다 / -어 드리다 / -아 드리다 / -여 드리다 : (2) allow; permit (2) do an effort; keep (on)
* 연락을 주다 = 연락을 드리다 = 연락드리다 : do an effort to get to
* 안 : this is equal to "not" in English
* 못 : this makes "can" into "can’t" in English
* 연락을 못 하다 = 연락을 못 주다 : can't communicate; can't get to
* 연락을 못 드리다 : an honourific form of 연락을 못 하다 / 연락을 못 주다
* 했어요 : 했(the stem of 했다; 하 + -어 contracted into 해) + -어(a descriptive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)
* 했는데요 : 했(the stem of 했다) + -는데(a suffix has a nuance of hesitation to say other people; this used after the stem of a verb ends in a vowel) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)
* 했습니다 : 했(the stem of 했다) + 스(a suffix makes a verb honourific; 스 + -ㅂ contracted into 습) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)
* 드렸습니다 : 드렸(the stem of 드렸다) + 스(a suffix makes a verb honourific; 스 + -ㅂ contracted into 습) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix)
* a verb + -다 / -네 / -어 / -는데 : a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix
* a verb + -네 / -어 / -는데 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix
* a verb +-습니다 / -ㅂ니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by '스' / '-ㅂ'
* 미안 : sorry
* 미안하다 : be sorry
* 죄송 : apology
* 죄송하다 : apologize
* 미안해요 : 미안하(the stem of 미안하다; 하 + -어 contracted into 해) + -어(a nom-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 미안합니다 : 미안하(the stem of 미안하다) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by '-ㅂ'
* 죄송해요 : 죄송하(the stem of 죄송하다; 하 + -어 contracted into 해) + -어(a descriptive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 죄송합니다 : 죄송하(the stem of 죄송하다) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by '-ㅂ')
* 괜찮다 : [Pronunciation: 괜찬타] (1) [=쓸 만하다] nice; good; not so bad; passable; fair; fine (2) [=무방하다] (사람이) may; can; be allowed to ; be justified in ; (사물이) justifiable; warrantable; all right; O.K.; will do (3) [=안심이다] safe; secure; free from danger; all right; O.K.
* 괜찮아요 : [Pronunciation: 괜찬아요] 괜찮(the stem of 괜찮다) + -아(a declarative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)
* 괜찮습니다 : [Pronunciation: 괜찬습니다] 괜찮(the stem of 괜찮다) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific declarative verb ending suffix)
* 전화 : [電話] a telephone; a phone; a phone call; a ring; a cell phone; a mobile phone
* -를 : a particle makes 전화 objective after a word ends in a vowel
* 전화하다 = 전화를 하다 = 전화를 걸다 : call someone by one’s phone
* 전화하시다 = 전화를 하시다 = 전화를 거시다 : an honourific forms by '-시-'
* 잘하다 : do well <-- 잘(well) + 하다(do)
* 전화를 잘하다 / 전화를 잘하시다 : make a phone call in time; this is a phrase, so you don't use as the form of 전화잘하다
* 잘했다 : past tense of 잘하다 by '-었-'; 하 + -었 contracted into 했
* 잘하셨다 : past tense of 잘하시다 by '-였-'; 시 + -였 contracted into 셨
* 잘했어요 : 잘했(the stem of 잘했다; 하 + -어 contracted into 해) + -어(a declarative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)
* 잘했습니다 : 잘했(the stem of 잘했다) + 스(a suffix makes a verb honourific; 스 + -ㅂ contracted into 습) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific declarative verb ending suffix)
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