-으서요

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯsʰʌ̹jo]
• Phonetic hangul: [으서요]

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

Suffix

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:

     좀 앉으서요.

     Jom anjeuseoyo.

     Please sit down.