What does 잡아주세요 mean?
잡아주세요 means "A polite request for someone to hold it." in Korean.
How it works here
-아/어 주세요 is used to politely ask someone to do something. Here, it follows ‘잡다’ (to hold) and creates a request.
Key expression
-아/어 주세요
A polite request for someone to do an action.
Attach ‘-아/어 주세요’ to a verb stem. Because it is a request, it is normally polite and softens the statement so it does not sound like a command. It is more polite than ‘-아/어 줘요’ and less stiff than ‘-아/어 주십시오’.
When it's used
Used to politely ask someone to do something, especially when requesting help, guidance, or service.
The line
산이 씨 한번 잡아주세요 이게 원래 캔으로만 있었는데 병으로 생겼네
Mr. San, please grab this for me. It used to be available only in cans, but now it comes in bottles.
The speaker politely asks someone to handle something and immediately requests help.
Scene from “우리가 쟤네보다 낫다ㅋ” · Channel: 9트쫑 Watch on YouTube
More examples
문 좀 열어 주세요.
Please open the door.
이쪽으로 조금만 비켜 주세요.
Please move aside just a little this way.
Quick check
When would you use this expression?
잡아주세요
산이 씨 한번 잡아주세요 이게 원래 캔으로만 있었는데 병으로 생겼네
Mr. San, please grab this for me. It used to be available only in cans, but now it comes in bottles.
- Angrily ordering someone to leave immediately.
- A teacher politely asking a student at the door to open it.
- Refusing someone’s request and saying you cannot do it.
Show the answer
A teacher politely asking a student at the door to open it.
A polite request for someone to do an action. Attach ‘-아/어 주세요’ to a verb stem. Because it is a request, it is normally polite and softens the statement so it does not sound like a command. It is more polite than ‘-아/어 줘요’ and less stiff than ‘-아/어 주십시오’.
Other words in this line
- 한번
- Once; one time
- 잡다
- To grab; to hold
- 이것
- This thing
- 원래
- Originally; as usual
- 캔
- Can
- 있다
- To exist; to have
- 병
- Bottle
- 생기다
- To appear; to come into being
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