쎄요
Korean
Adjective
쎄요 • (sseyo)
- informal polite present form of 쎄다 (sseda, “to be strong”): one is strong, is one strong?, etc.
Verb
쎄요 • (sseyo)
- (eastern Gangwon)informal polite present (or imperative or hortative) form of 씻다 (ssitda, “to wash”): one washes, does one wash?, wash!, let's wash, etc.
- Synonym: 씻어요 (ssiseoyo) (Standard Seoul Korean)
Usage notes
씻다 (ssitda) has an irregular conjugation in eastern Gangwon, unlike in Standard Seoul Korean. The infinitive is 쎄 (sse), and all conjugations derived from the infinitive are likewise.