The Polite Speech Level
The polite speech level is formed identically to the intimate speech level followed by a . The predicate 이다 and 아니다 are formed irregularly in the polite speech level.
Examples
Predicate
1. The predicate 끄다 is irregular and becomes ㄲ
2. The stem does not contain a vowel, and so 어요 is added to the stem.
Conjugated predicate 꺼요
Predicate
1. The predicate 먹다 is regular and does not change.
2. The vowel pronounced closest to the end of the word is ㅓ and so 어요 is added to the stem.
Conjugated predicate 먹어요
Predicate
1. The predicate 아름답다 is irregular and becomes 아름다우.
2. The vowel pronounced closest to the end of the word is ㅜ and so 어요 is added to the stem.
Conjugated predicate 아름다워요
Predicate
1. The predicate 나쁘다 is irregular and becomes 나ㅃ.
2. The vowel pronounced closest to the end of the word is ㅏ and so 아요 is added to the stem.
Conjugated predicate 나빠요