-으세요Korean sentence ending · TOPIK 1

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TOPIK 1 1급 Sentence Endings 종결 어미

(informal addressee-raising) A sentence-final ending used to describe, ask a question, order, and request.

형태Forms

-으세요-세요. -으셔요-셔요-으시어요-시어요

Which one you use is decided by what comes in front of it — see the usage rule under each meaning below.

(informal addressee-raising) A sentence-final ending used to describe, ask a question, order, and request.

(두루높임으로) 설명, 의문, 명령, 요청의 뜻을 나타내는 종결 어미.

쓰임Usage

Attaches after verbs and adjectives ending in a consonant other than ㄹ.

‘ㄹ’을 제외한 받침 있는 동사와 형용사 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

예문Examples

어떤 책을 읽으세요?

Which book are you reading?

이쪽으로 와서 앉으세요.

Come over here and sit down.

일단 인쇄물을 먼저 받으세요.

First, please take the printed materials.

대화In conversation

아이의 상태는 어떤가요?

How is the child's condition?

열은 내렸으니 이제 마음 놓으세요.

The fever has gone down, so you can rest easy now.

관련 문법Related grammar

Other sentence endings you will meet alongside this one.

-고 -go -고요 (informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending usually used when answering, omitting the question that should follow and finishing the… TOPIK 1 -습니까 -seupnikka -ㅂ니까 (formal, highly addressee-raising) A sentence-final ending used when the speaker asks the listener politely. TOPIK 1 -습니다 -seupnida -ㅂ니다 (formal, highly addressee-raising) A sentence-final ending used to explain the present action, state, or fact politely. TOPIK 1 -어 -eo -아 · -여 · -야 (informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used to describe a certain fact, ask a question, give an order, or advise. TOPIK 1 -으십시오 -eusipsio -십시오 (formal, highly addressee-raising) A sentence-final ending used to politely order or request the listener to do something. TOPIK 1 -을까 -eulkka -ㄹ까 · 을까요 · -ㄹ까요 (informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used to indicate a question or assumption about something. TOPIK 1

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does -으세요 mean in Korean?

-으세요 is a sentence ending introduced at 1급 (TOPIK 1). (informal addressee-raising) A sentence-final ending used to describe, ask a question, order, and request.

When do you use -으세요?

Attaches after verbs and adjectives ending in a consonant other than ㄹ. The other shape is -세요. -으셔요, -셔요, -으시어요, -시어요 — same point, different environment.

What is the difference between -으세요 and -세요. -으셔요?

None in meaning — they are two shapes of the same sentence ending, and which one appears is decided by the sound in front of it, not by what you want to say.

What TOPIK level is -으세요?

1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner. It is one of 45 grammar points at that level.

Definition, usage note, examples and dialogue from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.