보내다

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Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bonaeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bonaeda
McCune–Reischauer?ponaeda
Yale Romanization?ponayta

Verb

보내다 (bonaeda) (infinitive 보내 or 보내어, sequential 보내니)

  1. (transitive) to send, to dispatch
    우편외국으로 보내다.
    upyeon-eul oegug-euro bonaeda.
    To send mail to a foreign country.
  2. (transitive) to spend time
    즐거운 시간보내세요.
    jeulgeoun sigan-eul bonaeseyo.
    Have a nice time!
    여기서 6보냈다.
    yeogi-seo 6nyeon-eul bonaetda.
    I've been here 6 years.
    프랑스어공부하며 2보냈다.
    peurangseueo-reul gongbuhamyeo 2nyeon-eul bonaetda.
    I've been studying French for two years.

Conjugation