-(으)세요

This suffix is used to make a polite request to the person you're speaking to, as well as to formulate requests or give instructions and orders in a respectful manner.

Indicates an order or an advice to give to someone, it is equivalent to the imperative.

• ▸ 자기소개를 하세요.

  Introduce yourself.

• ▸ 부산역에서 내리세요.

  Get off at Busan station.

• ▸ 의자에 앉으세요.

  Sit in a chair.

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Grammar tips

- Verb / Adjective + 으세요 is placed after a consonant.

- Verb / Adjective + 세요 is placed after a vowel.