tag
level 2pre-ending
translation
건강하다 | to be healthy |
아버지 | father (more formal than ‘아빠’) |
운전하다 | to drive |
V/Adj/이다,아니다 + 시 This indicates the respect and honorific over the sentence’s subject.
저희 할머니께서는 건강하세요.
My grandmother is healthy.
할아버지께서는 학교 선생님이세요.
Grandfather is a school teacher.
아버지께서는 지금 운전하세요.
Father is driving now.
The form may look confusing with the imperative form (-으세요). For example, "아버지, 천천히 운전하세요." (Father, drive slowly.) The verb form is the same, but the meaning can be easily distinguished by context.
받침 X, ㄹ받침 | 시 | ex. 가시다, 행복하시다, 만들다 → 만드시다 |
받침 O | 으시 | ex. 먹으시다, 높으시다 |
Exception Rule | ex. 더우시다, 누우시다, 들으시다 |
- tense
- past tense: 먹으셨어요, 가셨어요
- future tense: 먹으실 거예요, 가실 거예요, 먹으시겠어요, 가시겠어요
