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1. 이사 나갈 수도 있지만, 퇴거 통지를 제대로 하고 싶어요.

   I may move out, but I want to handle notice correctly.

   이사

   moving; relocation

   나갈

   move out; leave

   수도 있지만

   may ..., but

   퇴거

   vacating; departure

   통지

   notice

   제대로

   properly; correctly

   하고 싶어요

   want to do; want to handle

   More detail

   이사 means moving house or relocation here. It is a noun and commonly combines with 하다 in 이사하다 (“to move house”). In this sentence it forms the compound-like expression 이사 나가다, meaning “to move out.” 나갈 is the form of 나가다 (“to go out; to leave”) used before the possibility construction. The base verb is 나가다; 나갈 is its prospective/attributive form, roughly “that will leave” or “to leave” in this pattern. With 이사, 이사 나가다 specifically means “to move out,” not merely to go outside. 수도 있지만 expresses a possible situation followed by a contrast: -을/ㄹ 수도 있다 means “may/can possibly …,” and -지만 adds “but.” Thus 나갈 수도 있지만 means “I may move out, but …” The -ㄹ form in 나갈 is selected because the preceding verb ends in a vowel; with a consonant-ending verb, the corresponding form uses -을. 퇴거 is a formal noun for vacating or leaving a residence. In 퇴거 통지, it refers to notice concerning vacating the residence; the fixed translation supports “notice” in this context. It can occur in formal housing or administrative language. 통지 means notice or notification. The following particle in the sentence is 를, so 통지를 marks “notice” as the object of the action. The related phrase 통지하다 means “to notify,” while here 통지 is the thing being handled or carried out, not an already identified message from the surrounding context. 제대로 means properly or correctly. It modifies the following action, so 통지를 제대로 하다 means “to give/handle the notice properly.” 하고 싶어요 uses 하다 (“to do; to carry out”) plus -고 싶다, the pattern for wanting to do something. 싶어요 is the polite present form of 싶다; 하고 싶어요 therefore means “want to do” or, with 통지를, “want to handle/give the notice.” For example, 확인하고 싶어요 means “I want to check.” Putting the parts together, 이사 나갈 수도 있지만 says “I may move out, but,” and 퇴거 통지를 제대로 하고 싶어요 says “I want to handle the notice of vacating properly.” The complete meaning is: “I may move out, but I want to handle notice correctly.”

2. 임대차 계약서에 통지 요건이 나와 있지만, 제가 요약해 드릴 수 있어요.

   The lease explains notice requirements, but I can summarize them.

   임대차 계약서

   lease agreement

   통지 요건

   notice requirements

   나와 있지만

   is stated, but

   요약해

   summarize

   드릴

   do or give for you

   수 있어요

   can; be able to

   More detail

   임대차 계약서 means “lease agreement.” 임대차 is a noun for a lease or rental arrangement, and 계약서 is a written contract. Together they identify the document being discussed. The following particle 에 marks this document as the place or source where the information appears. 통지 요건 means “notice requirements.” 통지 is notice or notification, while 요건 means a requirement or condition that must be met. In this sentence, the phrase refers specifically to requirements for giving notice, consistent with the surrounding discussion of moving out and eviction notice. 나와 있지만 says that something is stated or set out, while also introducing a contrast. 나오다 literally has several uses, but in 나와 있다 here it means that information is written or presented in a document. The form -지만 connects that fact to a contrasting clause: “although it is stated.” The subject of 나와 있다 is the notice requirements, not the contract itself: the requirements are stated in the lease agreement. 요약해 is the connective form of 요약하다, “to summarize.” The ending -해 links this verb to the following form; it does not by itself mean “can.” A reusable pattern is N을/를 요약하다 (“summarize N”), so 통지 요건을 요약하다 means “summarize the notice requirements.” 드릴 is the form of 드리다 used before the following 수 있어요 construction. 드리다 is a deferential form used when the speaker presents an action as being done for the benefit of someone respected or addressed politely. Here, 요약해 드리다 means “summarize it/them for you,” rather than merely “summarize.” 드릴 is the prospective form before 수 있다: 드리다 → 드릴 수 있다. 수 있어요 expresses ability or possibility in a polite style. The pattern 동사-(으)ㄹ 수 있다 means “can” or “be able to”; its negative counterpart is 동사-(으)ㄹ 수 없다, “cannot.” In 요약해 드릴 수 있어요, the speaker says that they are able to provide the summary. 있어요 is the polite present form of 있다 in this construction. Taken together, 임대차 계약서에 identifies the lease agreement as the document containing the information, and 통지 요건이 나와 있지만 says that the notice requirements are stated there but sets up a contrast. 제가 marks the speaker as the subject of the second clause, and 요약해 드릴 수 있어요 says politely that the speaker can summarize those requirements for the addressee. The complete meaning is: “The lease explains notice requirements, but I can summarize them.”

3. 그렇게 해 주세요. 법률 문구는 해석하기 어려울 수 있으니까요.

   Please do, because legal wording can be difficult to interpret.

   그렇게 해 주세요

   Please do so

   법률

   legal

   문구

   wording

   해석하기

   interpreting

   어려울

   difficult

   수 있으니까요

   can; because

   More detail

   그렇게 해 주세요 is a polite request meaning “Please do so.” 그렇게 means “that way” or “so,” referring to an understood action. 해 is the 아/어 form of 하다, “to do”; with 주세요, the pattern -아/어 주세요 makes a polite request. It is not itself a separate honorific form. For example, 기다려 주세요 means “Please wait.” 법률 means “law” or “legal,” and here it modifies 문구, so 법률 문구 means “legal wording.” 법률 is a noun, not an inflected adjective. 법률 문서 means “legal document,” but 문서 is a different noun from 문구. 문구 means “wording,” “phrasing,” or a written phrase. Here it refers to the wording rather than asserting that it means the entire document. For example, 이 문구는 명확해요 means “This wording is clear.” 해석하기 comes from 해석하다, “to interpret.” The ending -기 makes a noun-like verb form, so 해석하기 means “interpreting” or “to interpret.” With 어렵다, the pattern -기 어렵다 means “to be difficult to do”: 읽기 어려워요 means “It is difficult to read.” 어려울 is the form of 어렵다, “to be difficult,” before 수. In the ending -(으)ㄹ, this ㅂ-irregular adjective changes ㅂ to 우, giving 어려울. The same base appears as 어려워요 in 이 문제는 어려워요, “This problem is difficult.” Here 어려울 수 있다 expresses possibility: “can be difficult.” 수 있으니까요 completes -(으)ㄹ 수 있다 plus -(으)니까요. -(으)ㄹ 수 있다 can express possibility or ability; here the intended meaning is possibility because it follows the adjective 어려울. -(으)니까 gives a reason, and final 요 marks the ending as polite. Together with 어려울, this chunk means “because it can be difficult.” Together, 법률 문구는 sets “legal wording” as the topic, and 해석하기 어려울 수 있으니까요 gives its possible difficulty of interpretation as the reason for the request. The whole utterance means: “Please do so, because legal wording can be difficult to interpret.”

4. 서면으로 통지해야 하고, 집은 깨끗한 상태로 돌려줘야 해요.

   You need written notice, and the property must be returned clean.

   서면으로

   in writing

   통지해야

   must notify

   집은

   the property

   깨끗한

   clean

   상태로

   in a condition/state

   돌려줘야 해요

   must return it

   More detail

   서면으로 means “in writing.” 서면 is a written document or written form, and -으로 marks the means or manner: 서면으로 통지하다 = “to notify in writing.” 통지해야 comes from 통지하다, “to notify,” plus -아/어야, which expresses necessity or obligation. The full pattern V-아/어야 해요 means “must/need to V”; here, 통지해야 하고 means “must notify, and …” The following 하고 links this requirement to the next one. 집은 presents the property as the topic. In this sentence, the fixed translation identifies it as “the property,” not necessarily a private home in the narrower sense. The topic marker -은 sets up what the second requirement concerns. 깨끗한 is the attributive form of the adjective 깨끗하다, “to be clean.” Korean adjectives use this form before a noun: 깨끗한 상태 = “a clean condition/state.” This form does not itself mark a past or future event; it describes the condition. 상태로 means “in a condition/state” here. 상태 means “condition” or “state,” and -로 marks the resulting condition or form in which something is left or returned. The pattern [adjective] 상태로 is useful for describing the condition of an object: 원래 상태로 = “in its original condition.” 돌려줘야 해요 means “must return it.” It is based on 돌려주다, “to give back/return,” followed by -어야 해요, “must/need to.” In 돌려주다, 돌려 carries the idea of returning and 주다 adds the giving-back action; the combined verb is commonly used for returning something to someone. The subject is understood from the situation rather than stated in this sentence. Together, 서면으로 통지해야 하고 establishes one obligation—notification must be made in writing—and 집은 깨끗한 상태로 돌려줘야 해요 establishes the second—the property must be returned in a clean condition. Thus the whole utterance means: “You need written notice, and the property must be returned clean.”

5. 일반적인 사용으로 생긴 마모를 두고 분쟁이 생기는 것도 피하고 싶어요.

   I also want to avoid disputes over normal wear.

   일반적인

   normal; ordinary

   사용

   use

   생긴

   arising; resulting

   마모

   wear

   두고

   over; concerning

   분쟁

   dispute

   생기는

   arising; occurring

   피하고 싶어요

   want to avoid

   More detail

   일반적인 means “ordinary” or “normal” here. It is the noun-modifying form of 일반적이다 (“to be general/ordinary”): 일반적이다 → 일반적인 사용 (“ordinary use”). The ending -적인 is part of this adjective pattern; it is not an inflection of 사용. 사용 means “use.” In 사용으로, the particle -으로 marks the means or cause: 사용으로 생긴 means “that resulted from use.” The related verb 사용하다 means “to use,” but the noun 사용 is the form used here. 생긴 comes from 생기다, “to arise” or “to occur,” and is its past noun-modifying form. Thus 생긴 마모 is “wear that resulted.” In this sentence it describes the wear as already having resulted from ordinary use. This is distinct from 생기는 later, which is the present noun-modifying form. 마모 means “wear,” especially deterioration caused by use or friction. 일반적인 사용으로 생긴 마모 therefore means “wear resulting from ordinary use.” 두고 comes from 두다, literally “to put” or “to leave,” but N을/를 두고 can mark the matter being discussed or disputed: “over N” or “concerning N.” Here 마모를 두고 introduces the subject of the dispute; it does not mean physically leaving the wear somewhere. 분쟁 means “dispute.” With the subject particle -이, 분쟁이 is the subject of the following description. A useful contrast is 분쟁 (a dispute or conflict) versus 문제 (a problem), which is broader and does not necessarily involve opposing parties. 생기는 is the present noun-modifying form of 생기다: 생기다 → 생기는. In 분쟁이 생기는 것, it describes disputes that arise or occur. The earlier 생긴 and this 생기는 come from the same verb but use different tense or viewpoint forms: resulting wear versus disputes that arise. 것 nominalizes the clause, and -도 adds “also” here, so 분쟁이 생기는 것도 means “also the occurrence of disputes” or, naturally, “also disputes arising.” 피하고 싶어요 combines 피하다 (“to avoid”) with -고 싶다 (“want to do”): 피하다 → 피하고 싶어요, “want to avoid.” The polite ending -어요 makes the statement polite. In this fixed sentence, the understood subject is the speaker, matching “I want.” For example, 실수를 피하고 싶어요. means “I want to avoid mistakes.” Putting the parts together, 일반적인 사용으로 생긴 마모를 두고 identifies ordinary-use wear as the matter at issue; 분쟁이 생기는 것도 adds disputes arising over it; and 피하고 싶어요 expresses the speaker’s desire to avoid that outcome. The whole utterance means: “I also want to avoid disputes over normal wear.”

6. 상태를 기록으로 남길 수 있도록 점검 일정을 잡을 수 있어요.

   We can schedule an inspection to document the condition.

   상태

   condition

   기록

   record

   남길

   leave or document

   도록

   so that; in order that

   점검

   inspection

   일정

   schedule

   잡을

   arrange or schedule

   수 있어요

   ability or possibility

   More detail

   상태 means “condition” or “state.” Here, 상태를 marks the condition as the object being documented. The object particle 를 follows this vowel-final noun; 을 is used after a consonant-final noun. 기록 means “record” or “documentation.” In 기록으로, 으로 presents the record as the form or result in which something is left. The particle 으로 can also mark a means or method. 남길 comes from 남기다, “to leave,” “to preserve,” or, in this context, “to document.” The pattern 상태를 기록으로 남기다 means “to document the condition,” literally “to leave the condition as a record.” 남길 is the -(으)ㄹ adnominal form of 남기다, used here before 수 in the ability/possibility pattern 남길 수 있다. Example: 사진을 남길 거예요. — “I will leave a photo or record.” -도록 expresses a purpose or intended result: “so that” or “in order that.” Here, 기록으로 남길 수 있도록 means “so that [someone] can document it.” In this sentence, 도록 follows the form 있도록, so the full purpose structure is -(으)ㄹ 수 있도록, “so that someone can …”. 점검 means “inspection” or “check.” Here it modifies 일정, giving 점검 일정, “inspection schedule.” A related example is 안전 점검, “safety inspection.” 일정 means “schedule,” especially an arrangement of dates or activities. In 일정을, it is the object of 잡다; 을 follows this consonant-final noun. The reusable expression 일정을 잡다 means “to arrange or schedule something,” rather than literally “to catch a schedule.” 잡을 comes from 잡다, which can mean “to catch,” “to hold,” or “to arrange,” depending on context. Here it means “to arrange” a schedule. 잡을 is the -(으)ㄹ adnominal form before 수; with 수 있다, it forms 잡을 수 있다, “can arrange.” Example: 회의 일정을 잡을 수 있어요. — “We can schedule a meeting.” 수 있어요 contains 수, a noun meaning a way or possibility, and 있어요, the polite present form of 있다, “to exist” or “to be possible.” Together with the preceding 잡을, it completes 잡을 수 있어요, “can arrange.” The general pattern is -(으)ㄹ 수 있다: use -을 수 있다 after a consonant-final verb stem and -ㄹ 수 있다 after a vowel-final verb stem. The fixed translation supports the understood subject “we.” Together, 상태를 기록으로 남길 수 있도록 means “so that [we] can document the condition,” and 점검 일정을 잡을 수 있어요 means “we can schedule an inspection.” The whole utterance means: “We can schedule an inspection to document the condition.”

7. 그러면 절차가 덜 부담스러울 것 같아요.

   That would make the process less stressful.

   그러면

   then; in that case

   절차

   process; procedure

   덜

   less

   부담스러울

   burdensome; stressful

   것 같아요

   seems; would seem

   More detail

   그러면 means “then” or “in that case.” It connects this sentence to a condition or situation just mentioned. Example: 그러면 내일 만나요. — “Then, let’s meet tomorrow.” 절차 is a noun meaning “process” or “procedure.” It refers to an organized series of steps. Example: 절차가 복잡해요. — “The procedure is complicated.” The subject marker 가 marks 절차 as the thing being described. 덜 means “less” and reduces the degree of the following description. It is different from 더, “more,” and from 안, which generally negates an action or description. Example: 이 방법이 덜 복잡해요. — “This method is less complicated.” 부담스러울 comes from the descriptive adjective 부담스럽다, “to be burdensome” or “to feel stressful.” Here it has the form used before 것 in a prediction or expectation: 부담스럽다 → 부담스러울. This adjective uses the Korean ㅂ-irregular change in this form. The form 부담스러운 is used before an ordinary noun, as in 부담스러운 일 — “a burdensome task.” 것 같아요 is a polite construction meaning “it seems,” “I think it is likely,” or, with the preceding future-looking form, “it seems it will be.” In 부담스러울 것 같아요, the speaker presents the prediction as an impression rather than an absolute statement. Example: 비가 올 것 같아요. — “I think it will rain.” Together, 그러면 sets up the result of the preceding situation, 절차가 identifies the process as the subject, and 덜 부담스러울 것 같아요 says that it is expected to feel less burdensome. The whole utterance means: “Then, I think the process would be less stressful,” matching the fixed translation. The comparison in 덜 is understood from the situation; the sentence does not specify a particular alternative or amount.

8. 명확한 기록이 있으면 보통 퇴거할 때 오해를 막을 수 있어요.

   Clear records usually prevent misunderstandings during move-out.

   명확한

   clear

   기록

   record

   있으면

   if there is/are

   보통

   usually

   퇴거할 때

   when moving out

   오해

   misunderstanding

   막을

   prevent

   수 있어요

   can

   More detail

   명확한 describes 기록: it means “clear” or “unambiguous” here. Its base form is 명확하다; before a noun, this descriptive form appears as 명확한. For example, 명확한 설명 means “a clear explanation.” 기록 means a record or written documentation. With the following subject marker 이, 기록이 makes “the record(s)” the subject of the conditional clause. The noun itself does not state how many records there are; the translation supports the general idea of clear records. 있으면 comes from 있다 (“to exist” or “to be present”) plus the conditional ending -으면: “if there is/are” or “when there is/are.” Thus 명확한 기록이 있으면 means “if there are clear records.” The conditional form does not itself specify a particular number. 보통 means “usually” or “generally.” It modifies the following situation, saying that the prevention of misunderstandings is the usual result rather than an absolute guarantee. 퇴거할 때 means “when moving out” or “at move-out.” 퇴거하다 is the base verb meaning “to move out” in a housing or occupancy context. Before 때 (“time/when”), its future-attributive form 퇴거할 identifies the relevant time: V-(으)ㄹ 때 = “when doing V.” For example, 집을 나갈 때 means “when leaving the house.” 오해 means “misunderstanding.” In the sentence, the object marker following it (오해를) shows that misunderstandings are what the next verb prevents. 막을 is the form of 막다, “to prevent” or “to block.” The ending -(으)ㄹ makes the verb attributive before 수 in the possibility construction. Here, 막을 does not mean that prevention is future by itself; it combines with 수 있어요 to form “can prevent.” 수 있어요 is the polite form of the possibility pattern V-(으)ㄹ 수 있다: “can” or “be able to.” Together with 막을, 막을 수 있어요 means “can prevent.” 있어요 here is part of this possibility construction, not a separate claim that something physically exists. Putting the chunks together, 명확한 기록이 있으면 gives the condition “if there are clear records,” 보통 adds “usually,” and 퇴거할 때 specifies “during move-out.” The final part, 오해를 막을 수 있어요, means “can prevent misunderstandings.” The whole utterance therefore means: “Clear records usually prevent misunderstandings during move-out.”