Special Honorific Verbs

Some verbs have special forms when used in the honorific; they are totally different from the normal verb. All the honorific verbs you see below already have the 시 worked into them.

VerbOrdinary FormHonorific FormConjugated Form
to eat먹다 잡수시다 잡수십니다
to drink마시다 드시다 드십니다
to be있다 계시다 계십니다
to sleep자다 주무시다 주무십니다
to say말하다 말씀하시다 말씀하십니다
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