-(으)세요 – Korean polite requests and commands
- Meaning
- please do
- Level
- Beginner
- Topic
- Verb endings & tenses
The polite way to tell or ask someone to do something: 앉으세요 = please sit down. Vowel stems take -세요, consonant stems take -으세요.
Key rules
- -(으)세요 = please
- Polite command
- Used with everyone
- Vowel stem pattern
- Direction command
- Polite invitation
- Welcoming guests
- Vowel stem
Examples with -(으)세요
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- 밥을 드세요 Babeul deuseyo Please eat (honorific) 드시다 is the honorific of 먹다. 드시 + 세요 = 드세요 · Base form: 먹다 → 드시다
- 빨리 가세요 Ppalli gaseyo Please go quickly 가 + 세요 = 가세요. Polite command form. · Base form: 가다
- 이리 오세요 Iri oseyo Please come here 오 + 세요 = 오세요 · Base form: 오다
- 여기 앉으세요 Yeogi anjeuseyo Please sit here 앉 (consonant) + 으세요 = 앉으세요 · Base form: 앉다
- 잠깐 기다리세요 Jamkkan gidariseyo Please wait a moment 기다리 + 세요 = 기다리세요 · Base form: 기다리다
- 책을 읽으세요 Chaekeul ilgeuseyo Please read the book 읽 (consonant) + 으세요 = 읽으세요 · Base form: 읽다
- 천천히 말하세요 Cheoncheonhi malhaseyo Please speak slowly 말하 + 세요 = 말하세요 · Base form: 말하다
- 여기에 쓰세요 Yeogie sseuseyo Please write here 쓰 + 세요 = 쓰세요 · Base form: 쓰다
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More: verb endings & tenses
-ㅂ니다 / -습니다Formal polite endingformal polite statement-아요 / -어요Polite present 해요 formpolite, friendly statement or question-았- / -었-Past tensedid, was안 + verb / -지 않다Negative sentencesdo not, is not-고 싶다Want to dowant to (do something)-(으)ㄹ 거예요Future tensewill, going to-고 있다Progressive: be doingbe doing (right now)-(으)ㅂ시다 / -(으)ㄹ까요?Let’s / shall we?let’s, shall we-(으)ㄹ 수 있다 / 없다Can / cannotcan, be able to
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