-(으)십시오

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Grammar · 1 sense

please do

Examples

여기서 내리십시오.

Please get off here.

When you'd hear it

This is a highly formal, polite command found in announcements, public-service messages, written instructions, and formal workplace speech. It can sound stiff in everyday conversation, where -(으)세요 is more common.

What learners get wrong

Unlike -(으)세요, -(으)십시오 has a formal, official tone and is common in instructions such as 여기서 내리십시오. It is not normally used for casual requests to friends.

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