보다
Meanings
Adjective
1. to seem (only in the present declarative conjugations) (transitive)
2. to intend to (only in the present declarative conjugations, often threat) (transitive)
3. to be out of fear that (only in the forms 봐 (bwa), 봐서 (bwaseo)) (transitive)
4. to be given that (only in the form 보니 (boni)) (transitive)
Pronunciation
boda
Examples9
너가 계속 이러면 확 죽어버릴까 보다.
If you keep being like this, I'm going to kill myself.
겨울도 끝나가나 봐.
It looks like winter is coming to an end too.
누구든 그 여자가 동의하지 않았다고 생각할까 봐서 그 여자는 아무 말도 하지 않았다.
She said nothing, lest anyone think she didn't agree.
엄마 설겆이 하시나 봐.
It seems Mom is doing the dishes.
날이 좋은가 봐요.
The weather seems to be nice.
아침에 좀 이상한 구두를 신고 있는 걸 보니 좋은 구두는 잃어버렸나 보구나.
In the morning I saw them wearing weird dress shoes, so they must've lost their good ones.