보이다

Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 뵈〯다〮 (Yale: pwǒy-tá).

From 보다 (boda, “to see”), with the passive/causative suffix —이 (-i) attached to the stem.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [po̞ida̠]
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  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?boida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?boida
McCune–Reischauer?poida
Yale Romanization?poita

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 보다 (boda)
Causative보이다 (boida)

보이다 (boida) (infinitive 보여 or 보이어, sequential 보이니)

  1. to be seen
  2. to show, to cause to see
    지구물리학 연구 잡지 올해 보고서 빙하 크기 60퍼센트 감소하였음 보여 주었다.
    A report this year in the Journal of Geophysical Research showed that the glacier has lost 60 percent of its mass.
    2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns (The original sentence in English)
  3. to be visible
  4. to seem, to look (like), to appear
    피자 맛있어 보여요.I pija masisseo boyeoyo.This pizza looks delicious.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • 건너다보이다 (geonneodaboida)
  • 굽어보이다 (gubeoboida)
  • 낮보이다 (natboida)
  • 내다보이다 (naedaboida)
  • 내려다보이다 (naeryeodaboida)
  • 넘보이다 (neomboida)
  • 덧보이다 (deotboida)
  • 발보이다 (balboida, to show off)
  • 욕(辱)보이다 (yokboida)
  • 우러러보이다 (ureoreoboida)
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