Requesting a Temporary Membership Freeze | Learn Korean in English

Sentence explanations

1. 회복하는 동안 회원권을 일시 정지하고 싶습니다.

   I need to pause my membership while I recover.

   회복하는 동안

   while recovering

   회원권

   membership

   일시

   temporarily

   정지하고 싶습니다

   want to suspend

   More detail

   회복하는 동안 means “while I recover.” 회복하는 comes from 회복하다 (“to recover”): the -는 form links the action to the following time expression. 동안 means “during/while” and can follow a clause or a noun to mark a period. Here, the understood subject of 회복하다 is the speaker, as shown by the fixed translation. Example: 공부하는 동안 음악을 들었어요. — “I listened to music while studying.” 회원권 means “membership” in this sentence, specifically the membership or membership pass being suspended. It is a noun; it is not the word that carries the desire or politeness in the sentence. Example: 회원권을 확인해 주세요. — “Please check the membership.” 일시 contributes the temporary nature of the requested suspension. In 일시 정지, it forms the reusable expression “temporary suspension” or “temporarily pause.” Do not treat it as a numeric quantity; it describes duration or status. 정지하고 싶습니다 expresses “want to suspend.” 정지하다 is the base verb “to suspend/stop”; 정지하고 uses -고 to connect it to 싶다 (“to want”), and 싶습니다 is the formal-polite form of 싶다. With a verb before 싶다, the construction -고 싶다 expresses the subject’s desire to do that action. In this utterance, the subject is the speaker: “I want to suspend,” matching the fixed translation. -습니다 marks formal politeness; Korean verbs do not change this form for the speaker’s person. Together, 회원권을 marks the membership as the object, 일시 정지하고 싶습니다 says “I want to suspend it temporarily,” and 회복하는 동안 specifies when: “while I recover.” The complete meaning is “I need to pause my membership while I recover.”

2. 간단한 양식으로 일시 정지를 요청하실 수 있습니다.

   You can request a temporary freeze with a short form.

   간단한

   simple; short

   양식

   form

   일시

   temporary

   정지

   suspension; freeze

   요청하실

   request

   수 있습니다

   can

   More detail

   간단한 describes 양식 here as simple or short. It is the attributive form of 간단하다 (“to be simple”): 간단하다 → 간단한 before a noun. For example, 간단한 설명 means “a brief explanation.” 양식 means a form or document format used for submitting information. In this sentence, it is the form used to make the request. Example: 이 양식을 작성하세요. means “Please fill out this form.” 일시 means “temporary” in the compound 일시 정지; it indicates that the suspension is not permanent. 정지 means suspension or stopping. Together, 일시 정지 means “temporary suspension” or “temporary freeze.” The related previous sentence uses the same target-language expression for pausing a membership, but here the sentence focuses on requesting that suspension. Example: 서비스를 일시 정지했습니다. means “I temporarily suspended the service.” 요청하실 comes from 요청하다, “to request.” The ending -시- marks respect toward the grammatical subject, and -ㄹ makes the form connect to 수 있습니다: 요청하시다 → 요청하실 수 있습니다. This is a respectful way to say that the subject can request something. It does not itself mean that the request has already been made. 수 있습니다 is the formal-polite possibility or ability construction V-(으)ㄹ 수 있다, meaning “can” or “be able to.” With the preceding 요청하실, it forms 요청하실 수 있습니다, “can request.” Example: 온라인으로 신청할 수 있습니다. means “You can apply online.” The sentence combines 간단한 양식으로 (“using a short/simple form”), 일시 정지를 (“the temporary suspension”), and 요청하실 수 있습니다 (“can respectfully request”). The particle -으로 marks the means or method, while -를 marks the requested action as the object of 요청하다. Thus the whole utterance means: “You can request a temporary freeze with a short form.”

3. 서류는 제출할 수 있지만, 세부 내용은 비공개로 유지하고 싶습니다.

   I can provide documentation, but I would rather keep the details private.

   서류

   documentation

   제출할

   submit; provide

   수 있지만

   can ..., but

   세부 내용

   details

   비공개로

   as private; confidentially

   유지하고

   keep; maintain

   싶습니다

   want to

   More detail

   서류 means documentation or paperwork here. It is a noun for documents submitted or used for an administrative purpose. Example: 서류를 제출합니다. means “I submit the documents.” 제출할 comes from the verb 제출하다, “to submit.” The form 제출할 is the form used before 수 in the ability/possibility pattern -ㄹ/을 수 있다; 하다 changes to 할 in this form. Thus, 제출할 수 있다 expresses being able to submit, not a simple future statement. 수 있지만 combines that possibility pattern with contrast. -지만 means “but” or “although” and attaches to the preceding clause. Here, the ability to submit is contrasted with the speaker’s wish about the details. Example: 읽을 수 있지만 지금은 바쁩니다. means “I can read it, but I am busy now.” 세부 내용 is a noun phrase meaning detailed contents or details. 세부 specifies the level or type of 내용; the two words together refer to the details of some material, without identifying a particular referent in this sentence. Example: 세부 내용은 나중에 확인합니다. means “I will check the details later.” 비공개로 uses the noun 비공개, “non-public” or “confidential,” with -로. This marks the status or manner in which something is maintained: “as private” or “confidentially.” Example: 이 자료를 비공개로 처리합니다. means “I handle this material as confidential.” 유지하고 comes from 유지하다, “to maintain” or “keep.” Its -고 form connects it to the following expression. With a status expression such as 비공개로, 비공개로 유지하다 means “keep [something] private.” Example: 현재 상태를 유지하고 있습니다. means “I am maintaining the current state.” 싶습니다 is the formal polite form of 싶다, used after a verb phrase to express the speaker’s desire. 유지하고 싶습니다 therefore means “want to keep” or, in this contrast, “would rather keep.” The subject of the wanting is understood as the speaker, while 세부 내용 is what the speaker wants to keep private. Example: 이 정보는 공개하고 싶습니다. means “I want to make this information public.” Together, the first part says that the speaker can submit the documentation. The contrast marker -지만 then introduces the speaker’s preference, and 세부 내용은 makes the details the topic of the second part. The complete meaning is: “I can provide documentation, but I would rather keep the details private.”

4. 그 양식에는 기본적인 확인만 필요하고 진단 세부 내용은 필요하지 않습니다.

   The form only needs basic confirmation, not diagnosis details.

   양식

   form

   기본적인

   basic

   확인만

   only confirmation

   필요하고

   is needed, and

   진단

   diagnosis

   세부

   details

   내용

   content; information

   필요하지 않습니다

   is not needed

   More detail

   양식 means “form” here, the document being completed. It is a noun and can be reused in compounds such as 신청 양식 (“application form”). Example: 이 양식을 작성하세요. — “Please fill out this form.” 기본적인 means “basic” or “fundamental” and describes the following noun, 확인. It is the attributive form of 기본적이다; the ending -적인 lets this descriptive word modify a noun. Example: 기본적인 정보가 필요합니다. — “Basic information is needed.” 확인만 means “only confirmation.” 확인 is a noun meaning checking, confirmation, or verification in this context, and 만 marks limitation. 만 attaches directly to the word or phrase being limited. Here it limits 기본적인 확인. 필요하고 comes from 필요하다, “to be needed” or “to be necessary.” The ending -고 connects this clause to the next one: “is needed, and …” The form 필요하고 itself does not express the later negation; that negation appears in 필요하지 않습니다. 진단 means “diagnosis.” It is a noun used before 세부 내용 to specify what kind of details are meant. Example: 진단 결과를 확인했습니다. — “I checked the diagnosis results.” 세부 points to particulars or details. In this sentence it combines with 내용 in 세부 내용, meaning “detailed information” or “details.” Example: 세부 사항을 확인하세요. — “Please check the details.” 내용 means “content” or “information.” In 세부 내용, it is the noun being narrowed by 세부, producing “detailed information.” Example: 내용을 입력해 주세요. — “Please enter the information.” 필요하지 않습니다 means “is not needed” in a formal polite style. It is the negative form of 필요하다: 필요하다 → 필요하지 않다 → formal polite 필요하지 않습니다. The negative marker -지 않다 negates the descriptive verb, and -습니다 gives the sentence a formal polite ending. The positive counterpart is 필요합니다, “is needed.” In the full sentence, 그 양식에는 sets the form as the item concerned; -에는 combines the marker -에 with the topic or contrast marker -는. 기본적인 확인만 필요하고 says that only basic confirmation is needed for it. 진단 세부 내용은 필요하지 않습니다 contrasts diagnosis details as information that is not needed. Together: “The form only needs basic confirmation, not diagnosis details.”

5. 그러면 양식을 작성하기가 더 수월하겠습니다.

   That makes it easier for me to fill out.

   그러면

   then; in that case

   양식

   form

   작성하기가

   filling it out

   더

   more

   수월하겠습니다

   will be easier

   More detail

   그러면 means “then” or “in that case.” It connects the situation just mentioned with a consequence. The ending -면 forms a condition such as 시간이 있으면 (“if/when there is time”). Here, 그러면 refers to the preceding information that only basic confirmation is needed, without identifying any additional participant. 양식 means “form,” as in a document to complete. It is a noun and can combine with verbs such as 양식을 작성하다 (“fill out a form”). Example: 이 양식을 작성해 주세요. — “Please fill out this form.” 작성하기가 is built from 작성하다 (“to fill out; to complete in writing”) → 작성하기 (“filling out/completing”) + 가, which marks that nominalized activity as the subject of the following description. Thus, 양식을 작성하기가 means “filling out the form.” The form 작성하기가 does not itself state who performs the action; the fixed translation presents the intended perspective as the speaker’s filling it out. A similar reusable pattern is 읽기가 어렵다 (“reading is difficult”). 더 is the adverb “more.” It indicates comparison with the situation before or with another possible method or condition. In 더 수월하다, it strengthens the meaning to “be easier” rather than simply “be easy.” 수월하겠습니다 comes from the adjective 수월하다 (“to be easy; to be smooth”) plus the polite sentence ending -겠습니다. In this sentence, -겠습니다 presents the result as a polite expectation or prediction: “will be easier” or “should be easier.” The adjective 수월하다 describes the nominalized activity 작성하기, not the noun 양식; the form itself is not an inflection of 양식. Together, 그러면 sets up the consequence, 양식을 작성하기가 makes filling out the form the subject, and 더 수월하겠습니다 says that this activity will be easier. The whole utterance means: “That makes it easier for me to fill out [the form].”

6. 요청 검토가 끝나면 회원권 일시 정지가 시작될 수 있습니다.

   Once the request is reviewed, the membership freeze can begin.

   요청

   request

   검토

   review

   끝나면

   once it ends

   회원권

   membership

   일시 정지

   temporary suspension

   시작될 수 있습니다

   can begin

   More detail

   요청 means “request.” It is a noun and can combine with action nouns to specify what the action concerns, as in 요청 검토 (“review of the request”). 검토 means “review” or “examination.” Here it is another noun, and 요청 검토 functions as the subject of the following clause: the review of the request is what finishes. A useful related verb is 검토하다, “to review.” Example: 서류를 검토합니다. — “I review the documents.” 끝나면 comes from 끝나다, “to end” or “to be finished,” plus -면, a form used for a condition or a time relation such as “when,” “once,” or “if.” In this sentence, the intended temporal meaning is “once it is finished,” referring to the request review. The ending does not itself specify who finishes it. Example: 수업이 끝나면 집에 갑니다. — “When the class ends, I go home.” 회원권 means “membership” or “membership pass.” It is the noun describing the membership-related entitlement in this sentence. The following noun phrase specifies what happens to it; the sentence does not say that the membership itself ends. 일시 정지 means “temporary suspension” or “temporary freeze.” 일시 indicates that the suspension is temporary, while 정지 denotes stopping or suspension. Together, 회원권 일시 정지 means “temporary suspension of the membership.” 시작될 수 있습니다 expresses that something can begin. 시작되다 is the observed form meaning “to begin” or “to be started,” and -ㄹ 수 있다 adds possibility or ability; 있습니다 is its formal polite ending here. The subject is 회원권 일시 정지, so the meaning is that the temporary suspension can begin. This differs from 시작할 수 있습니다, which presents an understood actor or agent as able to start something. Example: 행사가 곧 시작될 수 있습니다. — “The event may begin soon.” Together, 요청 검토가 끝나면 sets the time condition, “once the request review is finished.” The subject 회원권 일시 정지 then identifies what may begin, and 시작될 수 있습니다 states that this beginning is possible. The complete meaning is: “Once the request is reviewed, the membership freeze can begin.”

7. 그 후에 제 이용 권한이 자동으로 다시 시작되나요?

   Will my access restart automatically afterward?

   그 후에

   afterward

   제

   my

   이용 권한

   access rights

   자동으로

   automatically

   다시

   again

   시작되나요

   does it start?

   More detail

   그 후에 means “after that” or “afterward.” 그 points to an already established situation or time, 후 means “after,” and -에 marks the time point. Reusable patterns include 수업 후에 (“after class”) and 그 후에 (“after that”). Here, the surrounding context supplies the event referred to by 그. 제 means “my” and is the possessive form of humble/polite first-person 저 (“I”): 저의 contracts to 제. For example, 제 이름 means “my name.” 이용 권한 is a noun phrase meaning “access rights” or “permission to use.” 이용 concerns use or access, while 권한 is the authority or permission involved. The phrase identifies what restarts; it does not itself express the restarting action. 자동으로 means “automatically.” Here, -으로 is a particle attached to 자동, forming an adverbial expression of manner. For example, 자동으로 저장됩니다 means “It is saved automatically.” 다시 means “again” and can also express a return to a previous state. With 시작되다 here, it presents the access as starting again, so “restart” or “resume” fits the intended meaning better than simply “start.” 시작되나요 is the polite question form of 시작되다, meaning “to start” or, depending on context, “to be initiated.” The stem is 시작되-, followed by the interrogative ending -나요. This asks whether the event occurs; the surrounding time expression makes it a question about a later restart. 시작하다 (“to start something”) is a different transitive verb: it presents an actor as starting an object, whereas 시작되다 presents the event as beginning or being initiated without focusing on that actor. Together, 그 후에 sets the later time, 제 이용 권한 identifies the speaker’s access rights, 자동으로 describes the manner, 다시 marks a return or repetition, and 시작되나요 asks whether this happens. The whole utterance means: “Will my access restart automatically afterward?”

8. 그전에 연장을 요청하지 않으시면 자동으로 재개됩니다.

   It will, unless you request an extension before then.

   그전에

   before then

   연장

   extension

   요청하지 않으시면

   if you do not request

   자동으로

   automatically

   재개됩니다

   will resume

   More detail

   그전에 means “before then.” 그 means “that,” and 전에 means “before”; together, this points back to the earlier time mentioned in the conversation. The form 전에 can also follow a noun or time expression: 회의 전에 means “before the meeting.” 연장 is the noun “extension,” here an extension of the relevant access or period. A useful related verb is 연장하다, “to extend”: 기간을 연장하다 means “extend the period.” 요청하지 않으시면 means “if you do not request.” Its base verb is 요청하다, “to request.” The ending -지 않다 makes the verb negative, and -(으)시면 forms a conditional with an honorific/polite treatment of the subject: 요청하지 않으시면 = “if you do not request.” Example: 변경을 원하지 않으시면 알려 주세요. — “If you do not want a change, please let me know.” 자동으로 means “automatically.” The ending -으로 marks the manner in which something happens here. Example: 파일이 자동으로 저장됩니다. — “The file is saved automatically.” 재개됩니다 means “will resume” or “will restart.” Its base form is 재개되다, “to resume” in the sense of becoming resumed or starting again; -ㅂ니다 is the formal polite sentence ending. In this sentence, the context makes a future result natural: the access referred to earlier will resume automatically. 재개하다 is a different form meaning “to resume something” with an explicit actor or cause, while 재개되다 presents the resumption as happening to the access or process. Together, 그전에 연장을 요청하지 않으시면 sets the condition “if you do not request an extension before then.” 자동으로 재개됩니다 states the result: the access referred to in the preceding question will resume automatically. Thus the whole utterance means, “It will resume automatically unless you request an extension before then.”