Do you want them to cut your hair? in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

The sentence is structured as follows:

1. "당신은" (dangsin-eun) – "당신" means “you,” and "은" is a topic marker, setting “you” as the topic of discussion.
2. "그들이" (geudeuli) – "그들" means “them,” and "이" is the subject marker attached as "이" following a consonant. It marks “them” as the subject in the subordinate clause.
3. "당신의" (dangsin-ui) – "당신" again means “you” and "의" is the possessive marker, turning "머리카락" ("hair") into “your hair.”
4. "머리카락을" (meorikarak-eul) – "머리카락" means “hair” and "을" is the object marker, indicating that “hair” is the object of the action.
5. "자를" (jareul) – This comes from the verb "자르다" (jaruda, “to cut”). Here, "자르다" is turned into a modifying form "자를" that acts as the object complement of the desire expressed later.
6. "원하십니까?" (wonhasipnikka?) – This is the honorific polite form of "원하다" (wonhada, “to want”). In a question, it means “Do you want…?”

Tips to remember:
• Recognize particles: Topic markers (은/는) show what the sentence is about, subject markers (이/가) identify who performs an action, and object markers (을/를) indicate what is acted upon.
• The verb “자르다” is modified to “자를” to indicate the intended action within the desired context.
• The verb “원하다” is conjugated in an honorific, formal interrogative form (“원하십니까?”) for politeness.

Alternate ways to say “Do you want them to cut your hair?” include:
• 당신은 그들이 당신의 머리카락을 잘라주기를 원하십니까?
 (Dangsin-eun geudeuli dangsin-ui meorikarak-eul jallajugireul wonhasipnikka?)
• 혹은, 좀 더 캐주얼하게:
 너는 그들이 네 머리카락을 자르길 원해?
 (Neoneun geudeuli ne meorikarak-eul jareugil wonhae?)

These alternatives use "잘라주다" (to cut for someone) to imply doing it as a favor, or a less formal structure with "너" and "네."

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