습니다

Korean

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[sʰɯmnida̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[슴니다]
Revised Romanization? seumnida
Revised Romanization (translit.)? seubnida
McCune–Reischauer? sŭmnida
Yale Romanization? supnita

Suffix

—습니다 • (-seumnida)

  1. Declarative suffix for sentence-final verbs in the 하십시오체 (hasipsioche, “formal polite”) speech level.
    고맙습니다.
    Gomapseumnida.
    Thank you.

Usage notes

—ᆸ니다 (mnida) is used after verbs and adjectives with no finals or ㄹ (l), which falls out. For example,

가— (ga-, “to go”) + —ᆸ니다 (mnida) = 갑니다 (gamnida)
알— (al-, “to know”) + —ᆸ니다 (mnida) = 압니다 (amnida)

습니다 (seumnida) is used otherwise; that is, after verbs and adjectives with finals that are not ㄹ (l). For example,

먹— (meok-, “to eat”) + —습니다 (seumnida) = 먹습니다 (meokseumnida)

Descendants
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