Korean grammar · Level 4 · 4급
-다시피
As you know, as you can see
-다시피 attaches to verbs of knowing and perceiving — 알다, 보다, 듣다 — to mean “as you …”: 알다시피 (as you know), 보다시피 (as you can see). For someone you respect, or an audience, use the -시- forms 아시다시피 and 보시다시피. With the past it points back: 말했다시피 (as I said).
| When | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 알다 · 보다 | -다시피 | 알다시피 · 보다시피 |
| respectful | -시다시피 | 아시다시피 · 보시다시피 |
| past | -았/었다시피 | 말했다시피 · 들으셨다시피 |
Examples
호야 씨도 알다시피 한국에는 호랑이 속담이 많아요.
As you know, Hoya, Korean has a lot of tiger proverbs.
보시다시피 이 소나무는 아주 오래됐어요.
As you can see, this pine tree is very old.
제가 말했다시피 속담은 짧지만 뜻이 깊어요.
As I said, proverbs are short, but their meaning runs deep.
Practise it in context · Level 4, Unit 5
Words and proverbs
A dialogue with audio, practice that checks itself, Hoya’s mistakes, a reading and a writing task.
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