세요

Korean

Etymology

Contraction of -시- (-si-) + -어요 (-eoyo)

Alternative forms

-시 어요 (-sieoyo)
-셔요 (-syeoyo)

Suffix

—세요 • (-seyo)

a polite style present tense declarative, interrogative, imperative, suggestive ending

여기서는 담배 피우지 마세요.
Yeogiseoneun dambae piuji maseyo.
Do not smoke here, please.

Usage notes

The suffix -세요 (-seyo) is appended to the sequential form, and if the stem ends in ㄹ (l), the ㄹ (l) drops out.

Derived terms

안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo)

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