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Honorific Bases cojugation question
I have been learning about conjugation and recently learned some honorific bases.
For example:
있다 -> 있어요 -> 있었어요
Honorific Base:
계시다 -> 계세요 -> 계솄어요
Would I ever use the honorific polite conjugation of "있으세요" or "있으셨어요"? Or should I just use '계세요' and '계셨어요' instead of these?
Thank you!
Sep 5, 2015 8:11 PM
Answers · 4
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계시다 is exclusively used for people.
For example : 어머님께서 집에 계세요?
You would use 있으시다 for objects.
For example: 석진 씨, 돈 있으세요?
September 5, 2015
*계셨어요
September 6, 2015
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