We use -(으)ㅂ시다 to express a suggestion or proposition; to express agreement with or acceptance of another’s suggestion.
01 Let’s…
Verb + (으)ㅂ시다
If the verb stem ends with a vowel (no batchim), -ㅂ시다 is added.
If the verb stem ends with a consonant (with batchim), -읍시다 is added.
| 가다 (to go) | → | 갑시다 |
| 자다 (to sleep) | → | 잡시다 |
| 마시다 (to drink) | → | 마십시다 |
| 쇼핑하다 (to shop) | → | 쇼핑합시다 |
| 읽다 (to read) | → | 읽읍시다 |
| 먹다 (to eat) | → | 먹읍시다 |
02 Irregular Forms
Irregular form ‘ㄷ’
| 듣다 (to listen) | → | 들읍시다 |
| 걷다 (to walk) | → | 걸읍시다 |
| 묻다 (to ask) | → | 물읍시다 |
| 닫다 (to close) | → | 닫읍시다 |
| 받다 (to receive) | → | 받읍시다 |
Irregular form ‘ㄹ’
| 알다 (to know) | → | 압시다 |
| 살다 (to live) | → | 삽시다 |
| 놀다 (to play) | → | 놉시다 |
03 Let’s not…
Verb + 지 맙시다
The negative form is -지 맙시다. It is added directly to the verb stem, regardless of whether the verb stem ends in a vowel or a consonant (with/without batchim).
| 수영하다 (to swim) | → | 수영하지 맙시다 |
| 듣다 (to listen) | → | 듣지 맙시다 |
| 보다 (to watch) | → | 보지 맙시다 |
| 나가다 (to go out) | → | 나가지 맙시다 |
| 놀다 (to play) | → | 놀지 맙시다 |
| 쓰다 (to write) | → | 쓰지 맙시다 |
04 Examples
영화를 봅시다.
yeonghwareul bopsida
Let’s watch a movie.
제주도가 아름다우니까 제주도로 갑시다.
jejudoga areumdaunikka jejudoro gapsida
Let’s go to Jeju Island, because Jeju Island is beautiful. *Jeju Island 3 days 2 nights
내일 만나지 맙시다.
naeil mannaji mapsida
Let’s not meet tomorrow.
비가 오니까 밖에 나가지 맙시다.
biga onikka bakke nagaji mapsida
Let’s not go out, because it’s raining.
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