보조동사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 補助動詞, from 補助 (“auxiliary”) + 動詞 (“verb”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)d͡ʑo̞do̞ŋsʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [보(ː)조동사]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bojodongsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bojodongsa
McCune–Reischauer?	pojodongsa
Yale Romanization?	pōcotongsa

Noun

보조동사 • (bojodongsa) (hanja 補助動詞)

Examples
듣다 (deutda, “to listen”) + 주다 (juda, auxiliary) = 들어주다 (deureojuda, “to accept someone's wish and achieve it for them”). 돕다 (dopda, “to help”) + 주다 (juda, auxiliary) = 도와주다 (dowajuda, “to give somebody a hand”)

1. (grammar) auxiliary verb (verb that broaden or limit the meaning by helping the main verb, which is the subject of the predicate in a sentence)