This grammar principle is placed at the end of a clause to indicate the reason for something or provide an explanation. Most of the time, you’ll see 거든(요) used at the end of a fragment or incomplete sentence as a tag on explanation to what has previously been said. Here are some examples of this:
These days, I go to bed too late. It’s because I have so much work. 저는 요즘에 너무 늦게 자요. 일이 많거든요.
Come to our house this Friday night. We moved house recently (so we’re having a party). 이번 주 금요일에 우리 집에 저녁 드시러오세요. 얼마 전에 새집으로 이사했거든요.
Will you come to our house for dinner tomorrow? It’s my birthday. 내일 저희 집에서 식사 함께 하실래요? 내일이 제 생일이거든요.
It is also possible to use 거든(요) in full sentences, like so:
It’s because if I get the chance, I’d like to try working at a Korean company in the future. 나중에 기회가 되면 한국 회사에서 일해 보고 싶거든요.
거든(요) in a first clause
거든(요) has a slightly different meaning when used in the first clause instead of the second clause of an explanation. If used at the end of the first clause, 거든(요) indicates that you are providing information which will help the listener to make sense of the next clause. Here are some examples of how this can be used:
I haven’t done the work yet, so I’ll probably have to go to the office to do it. 일을 아직 안 했거든요. 그래서 오늘 회사에 사거 해야 될 것 같아요.
I marked it in our calendar. Don’t forget, and make sure that you come on the day. 우리가 언제 달력에 표시했거든요. 깜빡하지 말고 그 날에 꼭 와야 돼요.
This is the way in which Han Mi-Nyeo uses 거든(요). She is telling the Game Administrator that she has a baby to allow her to then explain that she hasn’t named it yet so she couldn’t register the birth of her baby. This is one of the first scenes that hints towards Han Mi-Nyeo’s intelligence and manipulative abilities. She most likely doesn’t have a baby, but pleads desperately with the Game Administrator to let her go to be with her child. This is very smart, considering that Korea has a very low birth rate. The rarity of children has caused people to value them a lot, and you will often find people trying to interact with childrenandgiving them freebies like sweets or yakult drinks wherever they go. In normal circumstances, Mi-Nyeo would have been sent away immediately.
As beginners, Korean learners are told that 선생님 is a formal way to refer to a teacher. So why is Han Mi-Nyeo calling the Game Administrator 선생님 when obviously he isn’t a teacher?
선생님 actually has an additional meaning that is used quite frequently and is very important to understand. It can be used to address someone in a formal way, and is used often when you need the attention of a stranger, or someone whose name is unknown. Here are some examples of how it may be used:
Excuse me, you can’t be in here. 실례합니다,선생님 여기 계시면 안 됩니다만.
Excuse me, what’s happening? 실례합니다,선생님 무슨 일이야?
Excuse me, is there a problem? 선생님 무슨 문제 있어?
Here, Han Mi-Nyeo is calling the Game Administrator 선생님 because she doesn’t know his name, but also because she wants to put herself in a position far below him and show respect in the hope that she can appeal to him and be released from the game. This is also why she is kneeling down and clasping her hands together. Her body language and speech in this scene all highlight that she is trying to show to the Game Administrator that he is a highly respectable person, whilst lowering herself in an attempt to gain his pity. Here, the translation of ‘please, sir’ is actually fairly good. It expresses her desperation and desire to appeal to him by showing respect well.
Patches based on the popular, Korean show, Squid Game.
Join in the battle roy-octopus game with these participant identification number patches, perfect for any cosplay or just to show off your love for the show!
**Please note which number you would like for the custom option. Failure to do so will result in an immediate cancellation of your order.**
Patches measure approximately 2" x 4"
(Please note every patch is handmade, so while I do my best to quality control and color match, these patches may not come out completely square or the exact color it appears on screen.)
This is a preorder with a long period of time. It will be open from 1st November to 25th December, and if we include production and shipping time, that time widens to another month. Please, consider that this product will take about 3 months to be ready, be patient with waiting time since this is a small business. The product will be ready to be shipped about the middle of January 2022!
About these charms, they are double-sided with different and matching designs. This means the front side design will have a different back design, matching the picked character in different situations on the show. You can’t pick different characters for the same charm. Spoiler ahead! For-instance, if you buy 067, she will be as a player on the front side and as one of the finalists on the back side.
I worked hard on these designs because i thought it might be an original idea, since I loved the entire show and rewatched it myself several times. I hope these charms mean to you the same way they mean to me :)
They will include glitter, a golden heart accessory and their size is about 7cm. You can check the rest of my products in my shop to see how other charms look like, since some of them share the same stuff. Thanks for reading!
