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V/A-(으)시-

Honorific -(으)시- — respect for the subject

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

since Level 1 you have heard 앉으세요, 주세요 and 계세요 as fixed chunks. This one small piece is hidden inside all of them — learn it and you can show respect to anyone who is the subject of any verb or adjective.

Example

  • 선생님은 매일 신문을 읽으세요.

    The teacher reads the newspaper every day.

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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