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-(스)ㅂ니다: Formal style (-(스)ㅂ니다)

Stem + ㅂ니다 (after a vowel) or 습니다 (after a consonant) = a formal statement. Questions: ㅂ니까? / 습니까? It is used at work, in announcements and in the exam.

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WhenRuleExamples
Stem ends in a vowelstem + ㅂ니다가다 → 갑니다
마시다 → 마십니다
일하다 → 일합니다
Stem ends in a consonantstem + 습니다먹다 → 먹습니다
읽다 → 읽습니다
좋다 → 좋습니다
Stem ends in ㄹ: ㄹ dropsㄹ → ㅂ니다살다 → 삽니다
만들다 → 만듭니다
Questionsㅂ니까? / 습니까?가다 → 갑니까?
있다 → 있습니까?

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