여 보이다)¶

When you want to say someone or something "looks" a certain way based on their appearance or your visual impression, you use -아/어/여 보이다 in Easy Korean.

Structure¶

Adjective Stem + -아/어/여 보이다

It uses the same present-tense conjugation rules, just replacing '요' with 보이다. - 피곤하다 (to be tired) -> 피곤해 + 보이다 = 피곤해 보이다 (to look tired) - 바쁘다 (to be busy) -> 바빠 + 보이다 = 바빠 보이다 (to look busy) - 맛있다 (to be delicious) -> 맛있어 + 보이다 = 맛있어 보이다 (to look delicious)

Note: This ONLY works with adjectives! You cannot use this with action verbs like "look like you are eating."

Examples¶

오늘 아주 피곤해 보여요. (You look very tired today.)
이 케이크가 정말 맛있어 보이네요. (This cake looks really delicious.)
그 옷을 입으니까 더 젊어 보여요. (You look younger wearing those clothes.)