-으서요

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Korean

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Etymology

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See the main entry. Appears in the central dialects of Korea.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?euseoyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?euseoyo
McCune–Reischauer?ŭsŏyo
Yale Romanization?use.yo

Suffix

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으서요 (-euseoyo)

  1. (Seoul, Gangwon, Chungcheong, Hwanghae, rare) Alternative form of 으세요 (-euseyo, A non-past honorific informal polite style suffix expressing declarative, interrogative, imperative, and suggestive moods depending on context.)
    Synonym: 서요 (-seoyo)
    • 1991, 유구상 [yugusang], “중부 방언의 경어법 [jungbu bang'eonui gyeong'eobeop]”, in 새국어생활 [saegugeosaenghwal]‎[1], volume 1, number 3, National Institute of the Korean Language, page 52:
      으서요.
      Jom anjeuseoyo.
      Please sit down.