Breakdown of jebal yeogieseo jamkkan gidaryeo juseyo.
Questions & Answers about jebal yeogieseo jamkkan gidaryeo juseyo.
Why is there no word for you in this sentence?
Korean often leaves out subjects and objects when they are obvious from context.
In a request like 기다려 주세요, the listener is clearly the person being asked to do something, so you is understood automatically. Because of that, Korean usually does not say you explicitly here.
If you tried to add 당신 for you, it would often sound unnatural or too direct in everyday speech.
What does 제발 add here, and is it always natural?
제발 adds strong emotion. It can mean something like:
- please
- please, I beg you
- for heaven’s sake
So it is stronger than the normal politeness already built into 주세요.
That means this sentence is grammatical, but 제발 can sound pleading, desperate, frustrated, or very emphatic depending on tone and situation. In many ordinary situations, especially neutral or polite service situations, people would more naturally say:
- 여기서 잠깐 기다려 주세요
- 잠시만 기다려 주세요
So 제발 is possible, but learners should be careful not to overuse it as a general English-style please.
Why is it 여기에서? What does -에서 do?
-에서 marks the place where an action happens.
Since 기다리다 means to wait, and waiting is an action done in a place, Korean uses 여기에서 to mean here in the sense of at this place.
A helpful comparison:
- 여기에서 기다려 주세요 = please wait here
- 여기에 있어 주세요 = please stay/be here
With action verbs, -에서 is common. With existence/location verbs like 있다, -에 is common.
So 여기에서 is natural because it marks the location of the action 기다리다.
Can I say 여기서 instead of 여기에서?
Yes. 여기서 is the shorter, very common form of 여기에서.
Both mean the same thing, but:
- 여기에서 sounds a little fuller or slightly more careful
- 여기서 is more common in everyday speech
So in real conversation, 제발 여기서 잠깐 기다려 주세요 would sound very natural.
What does 잠깐 mean, and can I replace it with something else?
잠깐 is an adverb meaning for a moment or briefly.
It tells the listener that the waiting should be short.
Common alternatives:
- 잠시 — similar meaning, often a little more formal or neutral
- 잠깐만 — very common in conversation, often a bit more casual and natural
For example:
- 여기서 잠시 기다려 주세요
- 여기서 잠깐만 기다려 주세요
All of these are natural, with slight differences in tone.
Why does 기다리다 become 기다려?
This is because of normal Korean verb conjugation.
The verb is 기다리다.
When you make the -아/어 form, it becomes:
- 기다리다
- 기다리어
- 기다려
So 기다려 is the contracted -어 form of 기다리다.
Then Korean adds 주다 to make the request softer and more polite:
- 기다려 주세요
This is a normal pattern, not a strange exception.
Why use 기다려 주세요 instead of 기다리세요?
Both can mean please wait, but they feel a little different.
- 기다리세요 = a polite imperative, more direct
- 기다려 주세요 = a polite request, often softer and more customer-friendly
You can think of -아/어 주세요 as asking someone to do the action for you, which often sounds gentler.
So in many everyday situations, especially when being polite to a stranger, 기다려 주세요 is very common.
How polite is 주세요 in this sentence?
주세요 is polite everyday speech, often called 해요체.
It is appropriate for:
- strangers
- customers
- coworkers
- most everyday polite situations
Related levels:
- 기다려 주십시오 — more formal
- 기다려 주세요 — polite and common
- 기다려 줘 — casual
- 기다려 — plain/casual, depending on relationship
So 기다려 주세요 is a safe and useful form for learners.
Can the word order change?
Yes, Korean word order is fairly flexible with things like place words and adverbs, but the main verb phrase usually stays at the end.
Natural variations include:
- 여기서 잠깐 기다려 주세요
- 잠깐 여기서 기다려 주세요
- 여기서 기다려 주세요
These all work, with slightly different emphasis.
What usually stays the same is that 기다려 주세요 comes at the end. Also, 제발 usually appears near the beginning when it is used for emphasis.
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