시
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Korean
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[ɕʰi]
- Phonetic Hangul[시]
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Usage notes
The honorific form of verbs expresses the social superiority of the subject of the sentence to the speaker. As applied to adjectives, it expresses the relationship between the modified noun and the speaker.
The honorific form is constructed by appending 시 (si) to the sequential form of a verb or an adjective.
Plain (non-honorific) | Sequential | Honorific |
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하다 (hada, "to do") | 하니 (hani) | 하시다 (hasida, "to do (by someone superior to the speaker)" |
가다 (gada, "to go") | 가니 (gani) | 가시다 (gasida, "to go (by someone superior to the speaker)" |
살다 (salda, "to live") | 사니 (sani) | 사시다 (sasida, "to live (by someone superior to the speaker)" |
작다 (jakda, "(to be) small") | 작으니 (jageuni) | 작으시다 (jageusida, "(for something superior to the speaker) to be small" |
곱다 (gopda, "(to be) lovely") | 고우니 (gouni) | 고우시다 (gousida, "(for someone superior to the speaker) to be lovely" |
See also
- 님 (nim), the honorific suffix for many nouns
Etymology 3
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Noun
시 • (si, McCune-Reischauer: shi) (hanja 市)
- town, city
- 시의회는 그 문제가 주민 투표를 거쳐야 할 사안이라고 결정하였다.
- Siuihoeneun geu munjega jumin tupyoreul geochyeoya hal saanirago gyeoljeonghayeotda.
- The city council decided the matter should go to public vote.
- (South Korea, government) an administrative region, a division of a province having a population of over 150,000
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