1. Junhee, doesn't "dangeun" mean a carrot?
2. Yes, A carrot is "dangeun" in Korean.
3. I'm confused. I asked my friend, Bora, if she liked spicy food, she said, "dangeuniji."
4. What did she mean by that?
5. Oh, she meant "Of course." It's Korean slang.
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Q1: Is #3 correct? Will you look at the second sentence? Is it grammatical? Can we use like that in everyday life? There seemes to be no conjunction there.
Q2: Can we substitute 'mean' for 'meant' in #4?
Q3: Can we substitute 'means' for 'meant' in #5?
#3 is not correct. Instead of a comma to separate the clauses, you need either a semi-colon or the conjunction "and": "...spicy food; she said, "dangeuniji." Or, "and she said..."
#2, A is not capitalized.
#5, "means' is present tense, "meant" is past tense. Either might be appropriate in this sentence. She meant it when she said it, or she means that she always likes spicy food (in the present, not the past).
Q1. Yes, 'dangeuniji' means 'Of course'. It's not a polite way to say it to people who elder than you though. You can say it to your friends or people who younger than you.
A1: No, technically the second sentence in #3 is not grammatically correct. It seems to be missing a conjunction between "food" and "she said." A correct version would be "I asked my friend Bora if she liked spicy food, and she said 'dangeuniji.'" However, in informal conversations, it is common to omit conjunctions or use incomplete sentences.
A2: No, you cannot substitute "mean" for "meant" in #4. The correct form would be "What did she mean by that?" since it is referring to a past action.
A3: No, you cannot substitute "means" for "meant" in #5. "Meant" is the correct past tense form of the verb "mean" in this sentence.
A1: Yes, sentence #3 is grammatically correct. Although there is no conjunction, it is a common pattern in conversation where the subject and verb are omitted for brevity. In this case, the full sentence would be something like "Dangeuniji anhaeyo" which translates to "I don't like carrots." It is commonly used in everyday life to express agreement or confirmation.
A2: No, we cannot substitute "mean" for "meant" in sentence #4. "Mean" refers to the present tense, while "meant" is the past tense. Since we are referring to what Bora communicated in the past, we should use "meant."
A3: No, we cannot substitute "means" for "meant" in sentence #5. "Means" is present tense, but in sentence #5, we are referring to what Bora meant in the past when she said "dangeuniji," so we should use "meant."