Korean Grammar “-다시피”: Meaning and Usage (TOPIK 6)

Pattern: -다시피Level: TOPIK level 6

How to attach it

Attach the pattern to the verb stem, which is the dictionary form without 다. Compare how each verb below changes depending on its last sound.

Dictionary form	Meaning	With this pattern	Romanization
보다	to see, to watch	보다시피	bodasipi
읽다	to read	읽다시피	ikdasipi
하다	to do	하다시피	hadasipi
살다	to live	살다시피	saldasipi

What changes

This ending attaches directly to the stem. Nothing changes, whether the stem ends in a vowel or a consonant.

Explanation

여러분도 아시다시피 내일부터 이 도로는 공사로 통제됩니다.

“-다시피” means “as (you) know / as (you) can see” and introduces something the listener already knows or sees; it combines mostly with verbs like 알다, 보다 (아시다시피, 보시다시피). The sentence means “As you all know, traffic on this road will be restricted for construction starting tomorrow.” “-자마자” means “as soon as ~” and cannot be used to introduce shared knowledge.

Pronouncing the example sentence

Example sentence: 여러분도 아시다시피 내일부터 이 도로는 공사로 통제됩니다.

Syllables: 25 · Words: 7

In natural speech, sounds link and shift across words. The table below reads each word separately, as it sounds when said on its own.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
여러분도
여	ㅇ+ㅕ	yeo
러	ㄹ+ㅓ	reo
분	ㅂ+ㅜ+ㄴ	bun
도	ㄷ+ㅗ	do
아시다시피
아	ㅇ+ㅏ	a
시	ㅅ+ㅣ	si
다	ㄷ+ㅏ	da
시	ㅅ+ㅣ	si
피	ㅍ+ㅣ	pi
내일부터
내	ㄴ+ㅐ	nae
일	ㅇ+ㅣ+ㄹ	il
부	ㅂ+ㅜ	bu
터	ㅌ+ㅓ	teo
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	i
도로는
도	ㄷ+ㅗ	do
로	ㄹ+ㅗ	ro
는	ㄴ+ㅡ+ㄴ	neun
공사로
공	ㄱ+ㅗ+ㅇ	gong
사	ㅅ+ㅏ	sa
로	ㄹ+ㅗ	ro
통제됩니다
통	ㅌ+ㅗ+ㅇ	tong
제	ㅈ+ㅔ	je
됩	ㄷ+ㅚ+ㅂ	[됨] doem
니	ㄴ+ㅣ	ni
다	ㄷ+ㅏ	da

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Sound changes in this phrase

Nasalization: a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ becomes ㅇ, ㄴ or ㅁ before ㄴ or ㅁ (and a ㄹ after ㅁ or ㅇ becomes ㄴ). 됩니 → [됨니]

Politeness level of the example

Style: Formal polite (합쇼체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

Ends in -ㅂ니다 or -습니다. The most formal polite style, used for announcements, presentations, business and first meetings.

Practice

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Question 1 Choose the word that fits the blank: 여러분도 아시____ 내일부터 이 도로는 공사로 통제됩니다.

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Answer: 여러분도 아시다시피 내일부터 이 도로는 공사로 통제됩니다.

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