jabi-으십시오
-으십시오: Formal Commands on Signs and Broadcasts
Formal polite command or urging — 하십시오체 sentence ending for announcements and service speech.
How to form it
| When | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Stem ends in a consonant (not ㄹ) | -으십시오 | 앉다 → 앉으십시오 / 읽다 → 읽으십시오 |
| Stem ends in a vowel or ㄹ | -십시오 | 가다 → 가십시오 / 만들다 → 만드십시오 |
| Negative (classroom) | -지 마십시오 | 담배를 피우지 마십시오 |
-으십시오 is the command ending of formal polite speech.
우리말샘 describes it after consonant verb stems (excluding ㄹ) for polite commands or urging in the 하십시오 slot. You meet it on signs and broadcasts, not in café small talk.
Forms
| Stem | Shape | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Consonant (not ㄹ) | -으십시오 | 앉으십시오, 읽으십시오 |
| Vowel | -십시오 | 가십시오, 오십시오 |
| ㄹ | -십시오 (ㄹ drops) | 만드십시오 |
내리십시오. Please get off. (announcement tone)
조심하십시오. Please be careful.
담배를 피우지 마십시오. No smoking. (notice style)Everyday vs formal
| Ending | Where it lives |
|---|---|
| -으세요 | Talking to someone politely day to day |
| -으십시오 | Trains, airports, written notices, stiff service |
Using -으십시오 with a friend does not sound “extra polite.” It sounds like you are reading a sign at them.
Same speech-level family
-습니다, -습니까 is the statement/question side of this formal polite world. -으십시오 is the command side. Learn them as one register, two jobs.
Same-unit partner
Directions need place particles too — 에서, 까지 for from here to there while the announcement tells you what to do.
Do not confuse it with
Taught alongside this
In the Sejong course this appears in 여기에서 서울역까지 어떻게 가요? — Sejong Korean 1, Unit 16, on the theme of 교통. These come with it:
Words used above
Quick check
No sign-up, no score saved — just see if it stuck.
1. Where does -으십시오 sound natural?
2. What is 가다 in this pattern?
3. How does this relate to -(으)세요?
Common questions
Can I use -으십시오 with classmates?
It will sound like a public announcement. For everyday polite requests, use [[g:euseyo]].
Is this the same level as 합니다?
Yes in speech-level terms — formal polite (하십시오체 / 합니다체 family). Statements use [[g:hamnida-che]]; commands use -으십시오.
What about 먹으십시오 vs 드십시오?
Classroom morphology is 먹으십시오. Service and honorific speech often switches the verb (드시다). Learn the ending pattern first; special honorific verbs are a separate habit.
Does the dictionary list -으십시오?
우리말샘 lists -으십시오 after consonant verb stems (excluding ㄹ) for polite commands and urging. Classroom Korean pairs it with -십시오 after vowel and ㄹ stems.