"The friend gives the teacher a book."

Translation: 친구는 선생님께 책을 드립니다.

[TheWeePookie]

Why does 드리세요 not work? This word is confusing me immensely. It works for give grandma and apple but seemingly nothing else

[Talleifer]

Because 드리다 is already in honorific form. We add 시 to a verb or descriptive verb (adjective) to make it honorific. But certain words change completely. For 주다, instead of adding 시 for 주시다, you use 드리다 instead, and that makes it honorific. So 주시다 is incorrect, never use that. Just so we're clear.

주다 becomes 드리다

먹다/마시다 becomes 드시다

자다 becomes 주무시다

[hachimelu]

Thanks for the explanation. I just have a question. Why is 주무십니다 not correct?

[Talleifer]

Because 주무시다 is the honorific form of 자다 and means to sleep. This example is about 주다 vs 드리다, to give.

[Padi_Evans]

It works now

31/07/2020

[EdwardDuck20]

Is it wrong to use "드려요" instead of "드립니다"?

[Ash-Fred]

It is correct.

[EdwardDuck20]

Thanks

[goohayoon]

Why not 선생님에께 ??

[Talleifer]

I believe you're thinking of 에게. But that is more of a regular form. 께 is the honorific form.

[DaisyEvera]

Why does the verb need to be in honourific form when the friend is doing the action?

[Talleifer]

I feel like it has to do with 드리다 being give/request type verb. It makes it a little weird when compared to normal situations. Basically, because the friend is giving something to a teacher, the act of giving something to the teacher needs to be humble.

[DaisyEvera]

Thanks!

[BassdayeSa1]

This was my question as well.

[sool6]

친구는 책을 선생님께 드립니다.

[viswarkarman]

I got it wrong and Duo marked it correct: 친구는 선생님께 책을 져요. Just saying.