What does it mean "와주신"?
I see it sometimes in sentenses... but think I don't understand it correctly...
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와주신 can be directly translated into "for coming". You see usually kpop stars they will tweet things like "와주신 팬분들 고마워요~" which also means "Thank you to the fans who came".
와 - 오다 - Come
주다 - Give
Therefore, 와주 - The action of "giving" to come, also coming for the person who said the sentence.
시 is added for honorific purposes, also for respect. Koreans use 시 (세요) often because of the culture that emphasizes respect in the country (especially towards strangers or persons of higher authority or experience/age)
Therefore you will have 와주시. So when you tell someone "와주세요", you are simply asking someone politely to "Please come".
So where does the extra -ㄴ comes from? Why is it 와주신 and not 와주시? This might be a little harder to grasp if you have not study Korean grammar to a certain level yet. In Korean, we have three different grammar forms for three different time phases, namely the past, present and future.
For the past, we add -ㄴ. For the present, we add -는. And for the future, -을.
So if I am to say:
The person who came - 와주신 사람
The person who comes - 와주시는 사람
The person who is coming - 와주실 사람
Similarly, if you wish to omit 시 because he/she is a close friend, you will have:
The friend who came - 와준 친구
The friend who comes - 와주는 친구
The friend who is coming - 와줄 친구
So in this case, the kpop star is thanking the fans who have CAME for his event. Therefore he used 와주신. Hopefully this is of help to you!
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It would be easier for me to tell if you gave the context some sentences that you saw it in. What it can mean is "when you come".
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