V + -(으)세요V + -(eu)seyo

V + -(으)세요 – Please do V (Polite Imperative & Request)

Meaning: Please do… (polite request or command)

Conjugation & Pattern

  • Verb stem without patchim (or ㄹ stem dropping ㄹ) + -세요 (가다 -> 가세요, 만들다 -> 만드세요)
  • Verb stem with patchim + -으세요 (앉다 -> 앉으세요, 읽다 -> 읽으세요)

Detailed Usage

Attached to a verb stem to politely ask, instruct, or invite the listener to perform an action.

Example Sentences

  1. 1

    여기에 앉으세요.

    Yeogie anjeuseyo.

    Please Have a seat here.

  2. 2

    한국어로 이름을 쓰세요.

    Hangugeoro ireumeul sseuseyo.

    Please write your name in Korean.

  3. 3

    천천히 읽으세요.

    Cheoncheonhi ilgeuseyo.

    Please read slowly.

Important Notes

In addition to polite imperatives ('Please...'), '-(으)세요' also serves as the honorific declarative/interrogative ending of '-아/어요' (covered in Lesson 10).

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