The Polite Interrogative
Sǒng-min-ssi, chǒ-rǔl chom to-wa-ju-si-ge-ssǒ-yo?
to-wa-ju-da
-to help
-to help
to-wa-ju-
-verb stem of "to-wa-ju-da"
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-si-ge-ssǒ-yo?
-additionally polite future interrogative form for a request/suggestions
to-wa-ju-si-ge-ssǒ-yo?
-Would you help me?
verb stem + -se-yo
polite imperative form
"Please, [VERB]."
"Please, [VERB]."
po-se-yo.
“Please, look.”
ma-ra-se-yo.
“Please, speak.”
verb stem + -si-ge-ssǒ-yo?
polite suggestive form
“Would you [VERB], please?”
“Would you [VERB], please?”
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