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-(으)세요
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-(으)세요 is the polite request/honorific present workhorse: 가세요, 앉으세요.
Most consonant-final stems take 으세요; vowel-final and ㄹ-final stems take 세요 (앉으세요, 가세요, 사세요).
Also honorific present statement: 어디에 사세요?
Foundation of polite conversation after 아요/어요.
Level: beginner. Read the pattern, say each example out loud, then write two new sentences of your own before moving on.
After you can produce the form, open related Chamelingo pages (vocabulary, conjugator, particles) so the pattern connects to words you actually study.
Examples
여기 앉으세요.
Please sit here.
부모님은 뭐 하세요?
What do your parents do?
Common mistakes
- Do not translate English word-for-word into “-(으)세요”: match Korean order and speech level.
- Do not treat near-miss patterns as free synonyms of “-(으)세요” without checking meaning and register.
How to practice
- Register: learn the polite 요 form first unless this page is specifically about formal 습니다 style.
- Production tip: use the pattern in a short dialogue (question + answer) the same day you study it.
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