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V-아/어 드리다 · N드리다

Doing things for someone you honour: -아/어 드리다

Taught in Speech Room, Unit 5: Honorifics 3: humble words

in L2-U07 you learned -아/어 주다, 'do something for someone' — 만들어 줄게요, 기다려 주세요. When the person you do it for is someone you honour, 주다 becomes 드리다, and a handful of 하다-verbs do the same.

Example

  • 할머니, 가방이 무거워요? 제가 들어 드릴게요.

    Grandmother, is your bag heavy? I'll carry it for you.

The full explanation is in the unit · part of the Level 2 Pass, opening soon · Speech Room, Unit 5

Honorifics 3: humble words

The rule with a table, Sori’s tips, practice that checks itself, a review room and a one-page cheat sheet.

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