보이다

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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

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.

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