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Korean grammar · Speech Room

V-(으)세요

-(으)세요 — a statement and a request

Taught in Speech Room, Unit 3: Honorifics 1: -(으)시-

you have been saying 앉으세요, 주세요 and 오세요 as ready-made chunks since Level 1. Now you see they are this same ending — and that it has two jobs.

Example

  • 선생님이 오늘 일찍 오세요.

    The teacher is coming early today. (a statement)

The full explanation is in the unit · part of the Speech Room Pass, opening soon · Speech Room, Unit 3

Honorifics 1: -(으)시-

The rule with a table, Sori’s tips, practice that checks itself, a review room and a one-page cheat sheet.

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