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건가봐...번역해주세요!

nhilbourn
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건가봐...번역해주세요!

Postby nhilbourn » June 30th, 2012 2:46 am

안여하세요
한문제있네요!
건가봐 - 정확한번역이고뭐요?
(영어번역해주세요)
고마워요!
-니코라스

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Re: 건가봐...번역해주세요!

Postby jaehwi » June 30th, 2012 6:57 am

Hi 니코라스!

"~할건가봐" wouldn't say the exactily meaning.

It depends on the context.

"may be", "seem to be", "be getting" etc.

ex; Apparently they are getting divorced soon. 곧 그들은 이혼을 할건가봐.

Thanks for the comment!

Anne / KoreanClass101.com

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Postby trutherous » June 30th, 2012 7:22 pm

Hi Nicholas, and welcome to KC101 -- please use the forum often

suffix pattern: ~나 보다/ ~ㄴ가 보다 -"it seems that," "appears that," "looks like," "I guess"
~가 봐요/ ~ㄴ 봐요 are expressions used to show an inferred assessment of a given situation

~ㄴ 가 봐요 is used with adjectives 'Jamie는 아픈가 봐요' -"Jamie appears to be sick," and linking verbs '그사람가 봐요' -"It appears to be that person (I think he is probably the one)"

~나 봐요 is used with verbs 'Jamie는 잘 나 봐요' -"Looks like Jamie eats well." // 그 일을 나 봐요 - "Looks like (she) does that work."

However, in the past tense(았/었) ~나 봐요 is always used; 'Jamie는 아팠나 봐요' - "Looks like Jamie was(had been) sick."

some forms you may encounter:
~가/나 보다
~가/나 봐 (~가 봐요)
~가/나 봅니다
~가/나 보네 (~가 보네요) wow - it appears that, wow - looks like/I guess (shows a degree of surprise)
~가/나 보구나 oh my- it looks like (shows a degree of surprise)

Points to help expand your understanding:

보다 - (lit) to see
보아요 -(polite conjugation) to be seeing
보+아 = 봐 (contracted form) +요 = 봐요

이것 봐요 - (lit)Look at this/ see this! / (also means) Listen to me!
이것 봐라 (+라 =informal and commanding imperative) -this form gets shortened to just '거 봐' meaning "SEE! I told you so!"

so having a better understanding of 보다 we can easily SEE (understand) why ~ㄴ 가/나 봐요 means "appears that" or "looks like"

now wasn't that fun?

Keep up the good work, I look forward to talking with you in Korean someday.

George Posten -fellow student --also-known-as 나영훈

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Postby kc101com » August 13th, 2012 11:31 am

Hi 니코라스,


I think you have got a very good answer already :)

Thank you for adding up very nicely trutherous as always!

나영훈씨는 정말 한국인같아요! :D



Thank you

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Postby trutherous » August 14th, 2012 7:40 am

나는 한국어를 배우는 분들한테 도움을 드리면서 많은 것을 배웁니다

오히려 나는 큰 신세를 지우고 갑니다

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Postby kc101com » August 14th, 2012 11:13 am

안녕하세요 trutherous :)

맞는 말인 것 같아요! 도움을 주는 동시에 더욱 확실히 배우게 되는 것 같아요 :)

항상 이렇게 열심히 하시는 모습이 멋있네요!

큰 신세라고 생각하지 마세요 이건 정말 좋은 연습, 공부라고 생각해요 :)

나영훈씨의 활약을 기대하겠습니다!:]



Thank you

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