-아/어 주다

Attach -아/어 주다 to a verb to show that you do the action for someone else, for their benefit.

경험·시도Trying & experience

Han: The teacher benefits and is higher in status, so the humble form 드리다 is needed; 줄게요 sounds rude here.

Examples

내일 공항까지 태워 줄게요.I'll give you a ride to the airport tomorrow.

어렸을 때 어머니가 매일 밤 책을 읽어 주셨어요.When I was little, my mother read books to me every night.

친구가 이사를 도와줬어요.My friend helped me move.

죄송하지만 사진 좀 찍어 주시겠어요?Excuse me, could you take a picture of us?

V+아/어 주다

기다리다 → 기다려 주다 → 기다려 주세요

If the person who benefits is older or higher in status, use -아/어 드리다 instead of 주다 (도와드릴게요, 읽어 드렸어요).
If the person doing the favor is an elder, add honorific -시-: 주시다 (어머니가 읽어 주셨어요).
It is normally written with a space (읽어 주다), but 도와주다 is a single dictionary word and is written together.

Wrong: ~~선생님, 제가 가방을 들어 줄게요.~~

Right: 선생님, 제가 가방을 들어 드릴게요.

The teacher benefits and is higher in status, so the humble form 드리다 is needed; 줄게요 sounds rude here.

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