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Korean grammar

(으)시

(eu)si

Honoring the subject

Honor the subject of the sentence. Show respect to a person, their possessions or body part.

  • 국에 소금을 더 넣으시겠어요?

    구게 소그믈 더 너으시게써요?said like thisguge sogeumeul deo neoeusigesseoyo?

    Would you like to add more salt to the soup?

  • 여기 앉으시겠어요?

    여기 안즈시게써요?said like thisyeogi anjeusigesseoyo?

    Would you like to sit here?

  • 저도 곧 따라갈 테니까 먼저 출발하시지요.

    jeodo got ttaragal tenikka meonjeo chulbalhasijiyo.

    I will follow you soon, so please go ahead.

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Grammar data from kimchi-grammar by Alaanor, used under CC BY 4.0. We added the romanization and the pronunciation of each example.