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[Grammar] #2 -ㅂ니다/습니다

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May 27, 2024

polite formal ending

-ㅂ니다/습니다 is a formal sentence-final ending used to politely make a statement about an action, state, or fact.

dialogue

A: 아침에 주로 무엇을 먹습니까? What do you usually eat in the morning?

B: 저는 아침에 과일을 먹습니다. I eat fruit in the morning.

variants

combines with

: Action verbs & Descriptive verbs

1. -ㅂ니다

: Verbs with stems ending in a vowel or ㄹ

물을 자주 마십니다. (마시다 + -ㅂ니다)

I often drink water.

창 밖에 눈이 내립니다. (내리다 + -ㅂ니다)

It’s snowing outside the window.

아침에 빵을 먹고 출근합니다. (출근하다 + -ㅂ니다)

I eat bread in the morning and then go to work.

2. -습니다

: Verbs with stems ending in a consonant

지금 집에 아무도 없습니다. (없다 + -습니다)

There’s no one at home right now.

요즘 날씨가 많이 춥습니다. (춥다 + -습니다)

The weather is very cold these days.
오늘은 기분이 좋습니다. (좋다 + -습니다)

I feel good today.

practice

1. Pick the correct variant.

날씨가 춥다 The weather is cold.

(a) -ㅂ니다 (b) -습니다 (c) -입니다

2. Complete the sentence.

___ 빵을 먹고 _____. I eat bread in the morning and then go to work.

아침에 / -ㅂ니다 / -습니다 / 출근하다

3. Unscramble the sentence.

___ ____. I feel good today.

기분이 / -습니다 / -ㅂ니다 / 좋다 / 오늘은

[answer]
1. (b) 2. 아침에 빵을 먹고 출근합니다. 3. 오늘은 기분이 좋습니다.

culture

00:47 — “벌써 어느새 또 밤이 되었습니다” means “somehow it is already become night again”

00:00 — “무궁화 꽃이 피었습니다” means “The rose of sharon has bloomed”

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