Don’t get your hands wet in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

Breakdown of “손을 잡지 마십시오”:

• Structure:
 – “손” means “hand(s)”.
 – “을” is the object particle attached to “손”.
 – “잡-” is the verb stem from “잡다” (“to hold” or “to grab”).
 – “지 마십시오” is a formal negative command ending that means “don’t do” the verb.
Combined, the sentence literally means “Don’t hold hands.”

• Tip to Remember:
Use the construction “verb stem + 지 마십시오” (or 지 마세요 in less formal situations) to form a polite, negative command. For example, “가지 마십시오” means “Don’t go” and “먹지 마십시오” means “Don’t eat.”

• Romanized:
“손을 잡지 마십시오” → “Son-eul japji masipsio.”

Alternate ways to say “Don’t get your hands wet”:

• Using the verb 젖다 (to get wet):
 – “손이 젖지 마십시오.” (Son-i jeotji masipsio.)
  This uses “손이” marking “hands” as the subject, followed by “젖지 마십시오” (don’t become wet).

• Alternatively:
 – “물에 손 대지 마십시오.” (Mure son daeji masipsio.)
  Here, “물에” means “in/on the water” and “손 대지 마십시오” literally means “Don’t put (your) hands” (into it), implying “don’t get your hands wet.”

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