Wednesday, December 26, 2012

[Conjugation] Levels of Politeness

LevelUsed when talking to
DeferentialPeople with authority 
Politeadult colleague
Intimatefriends adolescent
Plainchildren
Familiar(not used much)
Blunt(not used much)

LevelDeclarativeInterrogative
(questioning)
Propositive
(suggesting)
Imperative
(commanding)
Deferential
-슴니다
-ㅂ니다
-슴니까
-ㅂ니까
-(으)십시다-(으)십시오
Polite
-아요
-해요
-어요
-아요
-해요
-어요
-아요
-해요
-어요
-아요
-해요
-어요
Intimate
-아
-해
-어
-아
-해
-어
-아
-해
-어
-아
-해
-어
Plain- (느)ㄴ다
- (으)니
- 냐
-자
-아라
-어라

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