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-ㅂ니다/습니다

Beginner · TOPIK IEndingForms: -ㅂ니다 · -습니다

(formal, highly addressee-raising) A sentence-final ending used to explain the present action, state, or fact politely.

Meaning

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    (formal, highly addressee-raising) A sentence-final ending used to explain the present action, state, or fact politely.

    (아주높임으로) 현재의 동작이나 상태, 사실을 정중하게 설명함을 나타내는 종결 어미.

Example sentences

  • It's raining heavily today.

  • I am twenty years old.

  • Minjun goes to bed early and gets up early.

  • My grandfather is still in good health.

  • Is Jisu still a high school student?

    No. She just took the college entrance exam and will soon be a college student.

  • It's very hot.