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
여기에 앉으세요.
Yeogie anjeuseyo.
Please Have a seat here.
- 2
한국어로 이름을 쓰세요.
Hangugeoro ireumeul sseuseyo.
Please write your name in Korean.
- 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).