ABSTRACT
When Koreans wish to show respect toward the referent of the subject, they make a predicate form honorific by attaching the honorific suffix ~(으)시 to the stem of the predicate. The honorific suffix ~(으)시 is a pre-final ending that comes between the stem of the predicate and the final ending. ~(으)시 is added after a stem that ends in a consonant, as in 찾으시다 (찾 + 으시 + 다) “look for,” and 시 is added after a stem that ends in a vowel, as in 가시다 (가 + 시 + 다) “go.”
