보다
boda
to see, to watch
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Syllable → jamo breakdown (RR romanization)
보
ㅂbinitial+ㅗomedial
다
ㄷdinitial+ㅏamedial
Examples
- 영화를 봐요.I watch a movie.
- 주말에 친구를 봤어요.I saw my friend on the weekend.
Collocations
영화를 보다책을 보다시험을 보다
Mnemonic
boda "to see / watch" has stem bo-. With -a-yo it fuses to bwa-yo. Beyond seeing, it spreads idiomatically: si-heom-eul boda (to take an exam), literally "to see an exam".
Quick check
What does si-heom-eul boda mean idiomatically?