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-읍시다

-eupsida

let's (formal)

A formal, moderately polite sentence-final ending used to propose doing something together—'let's.' It attaches after a consonant-final verb stem (-ㅂ시다 after a vowel); it can sound blunt toward someone of higher status, where -을까요? is often preferred.

Form

Attaches to
Verb, Auxiliary
Other shapes
-ㅂ시다

Meanings

  1. 1

    (formal, moderately addressee-raising) A sentence-final ending used to express an intention of doing a certain action together.

    (예사 높임으로) 어떤 동작을 함께 하자는 뜻을 나타내는 종결 어미.

Examples

  • 모두 좀 빨리 걸읍시다.

    Let's all walk a bit faster.

  • 우리의 권리를 찾읍시다.

    Let's claim our rights.

  • 우리 올해는 책을 좀 읽읍시다.

    Let's read some books this year.

  • 좀 쉬다 갈까요? 네, 여기 잠깐 앉읍시다.

    Shall we rest a bit before going? Sure, let's sit here for a moment.

  • 좀 쉬다 갈까요?

    Shall we rest a bit before going?

  • 네, 여기 잠깐 앉읍시다.

    Sure, let's sit here for a moment.

Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

Don’t confuse with

Forms with a close meaning — a favourite source of wrong answers on TOPIK.

Quick check

  1. 1. What does ‘-읍시다’ mean?

  2. 2. Which form means “let's (formal)”?