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 [with -아 or -어]
    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)
  • 올려다보이다 (ollyeodaboida)
  • 욕(辱)보이다 (yokboida)
  • 우러러보이다 (ureoreoboida)