-게 보이다

Seem, appear

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-게 보이다 means 'to look/seem/appear + adjective'. It's used to describe your impression of something based on how it looks. For example, '음식이 맛있게 보여요' means 'The food looks delicious'.

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-게 보이다 is a useful pattern for expressing your visual impression of a person, object, or situation. It's formed by attaching -게 to an adjective stem, followed by the verb 보이다.

Structure:
Adjective Stem + -게 보이다

Breakdown:

  • Adjective Stem: The base form of the adjective without -다. (e.g., 행복하다 -> 행복하-)
  • -게: An adverbial ending that means '-ly' or 'in a... way'. It modifies the following verb.
  • 보이다: The passive form of 보다 (to see). It means 'to be seen', 'to appear', or 'to look'.

So, 행복하게 보이다 literally means 'to be seen happily' or 'to appear happy'.

Comparison with -ㄴ/는/ㄹ 것 같다:
While both can mean 'seems like', -게 보이다 is specifically based on visual evidence. You use it when you are describing what you see.
In contrast, -ㄴ/는/ㄹ 것 같다 is a more general expression of conjecture and can be based on any kind of evidence (hearing, smelling, a general feeling) or no evidence at all.

Conjugation:
The 보이다 part conjugates like any other verb.

  • Present: 보여요 / 보입니다
  • Past: 보였어요 / 보였습니다
  • Future: 보일 거예요 / 보일 겁니다

ഉദാഹരണങ്ങൾ (4)

  1. 이 케이크는 정말 맛있게 보여요.

    This cake looks really delicious.

    വാക്കിന് വാക്ക്: This cake really deliciously looks.

  2. 오늘 좀 피곤하게 보여요. 괜찮아요?

    You look a bit tired today. Are you okay?

    വാക്കിന് വാക്ക്: Today a little tiredly look. Are you okay?

    സംഭാഷണങ്ങളിൽ ഇത് പലപ്പോഴും 피곤해 보여요 എന്നാണ് പറയാറുള്ളത്. ഈ രൂപം -아/어 보이다 എന്ന ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട പാറ്റേൺ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു (피곤하(다) + -아/어 보이다 -> 피곤해 보이다). ഒരു വ്യക്തി മറ്റുള്ളവർക്ക് എങ്ങനെ അനുഭവപ്പെടുന്നു എന്നതിനാണ് -게 보이다 കുറച്ചുകൂടി പ്രാധാന്യം നൽകുന്നത്.

  3. 그 옷을 입으니까 더 날씬하게 보여요.

    You look slimmer wearing those clothes.

    വാക്കിന് വാക്ക്: Those clothes because you wear more slimly you look.

  4. 그 배우는 사진보다 실물이 더 젊게 보였어요.

    That actor looked younger in person than in photos.

    വാക്കിന് വാക്ക്: That actor than photos in-person more youngly looked.

സാധാരണ തെറ്റുകൾ

  • Using -게 보이다 for non-visual impressions.

    전화 목소리를 들으니까 슬프게 보여요.
    전화 목소리를 들으니까 슬픈 것 같아요.

    -게 보이다 is strictly for visual appearances. Since the clue is auditory (hearing a voice on the phone), you should use -ㄴ/는/ㄹ 것 같다 to express that someone 'sounds' sad.

  • Attaching -게 보이다 to verbs.

    밖에 비가 오게 보여요.
    밖에 비가 오는 것 같아요.

    This pattern can only be used with adjectives. To say 'it looks like it's raining' (a verb action), you must use the pattern -는 것 같다.

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