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-십시요: what does this ending mean??
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I agree with Mila.^^'
The ending "-(으)십시오(not 십시요)" is the honorific form of "-(으)세요", and often used in written.
e.g.
Please learn Korean. (to learn = 배우다)
= 한국어를 배우+세요.(polite, informal)
= 한국어를 배우+십시오.(polite, formal)
Please sit down. (to sit down = 앉다)
= 앉+으세요.
= 앉+으십시오.
\^o^/
The ending "-(으)십시오(not 십시요)" is the honorific form of "-(으)세요", and often used in written.
e.g.
Please learn Korean. (to learn = 배우다)
= 한국어를 배우+세요.(polite, informal)
= 한국어를 배우+십시오.(polite, formal)
Please sit down. (to sit down = 앉다)
= 앉+으세요.
= 앉+으십시오.
\^o^/
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