-세

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Korean 사〮ᅌᅵ다〮 (-sángìtá, polite hortative suffix).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [세]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	se
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	se
McCune–Reischauer?	se
Yale Romanization?	sey

Suffix

세 • (-se)

1. Let's. Hortative suffix for sentence-final verbs in the 하게체 (hageche) speech level.

   노세 노세 젊어서 노세. ― Nose nose jeolmeoseo nose. ― Let's have fun, have fun, while we're still young.

Related terms

• 읍시다 (-eupsida)
• 자 (-ja)