-습니다/ㅂ니다 is the most formal polite ending for statements - used in news broadcasts, presentations, business, and formal situations.
Formal announcements - News, speeches, presentations
Business contexts - Meetings, customer service
Respectful distance - With strangers, elders in formal settings
Use -ㅂ니다 after vowel stems, -습니다 after consonant stems.
Vowel stem + ㅂ니다, Consonant stem + 습니다
- 가다 → 갑니다
- 먹다 → 먹습니다
- 하다 → 합니다
Question form is -ㅂ니까/습니까
- 갑니까? 먹습니까?
Thank you (formal).
I am a student (formal).
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