Korean Present Tense Verbs/Adjectives -(스)ㅂ니다

The present tense of the formal polite style in Korean is made by adding -(스) 닙니다 to the word stem of adjectives or verbs. It is used mainly in formal or public situations such as in the military, news broadcasts, presentations, meetings, and lectures.

Example 1:

A: 이것을 어떻 게 생각합니까?

B: 좋습니다.

A: What’s your opinion of this?

B: I think it’s good.

If the word stem ends in vowel, its declarative form is -ㅂ니다 and its interrogative form is -ㅂ니까, for example:

가다 (to go) -> 가 

가 +ㅂ니다 -> 갑니다 (declarative)

가 +ㅂ니까 -> 갑니까 (interrogative)

오다 (to come) -> 오

오 +ㅂ니다 -> 옵니다 (declarative)

오 +ㅂ니까 -> 옵니까 (interrogative)

If the word stem ends in consonant, its declarative form is -습니다 and its interrogative form is -습니까, for example:

먹다 (to eat) -> 먹

먹 + 습니다  -> 먹습니다 (declarative)

먹 + 습니까  -> 먹습니까 (interrogative)

앉다 (to sit) -> 앉

앉 + 습니다  -> 앉습니다 (declarative)

앉 + 습니까  -> 앉습니까 (interrogative)

-(스) 닙니다 has its informal polite form as 아/어요.Korean Present Tense Verbs/Adjectives -(스)ㅂ니다