Unit 26: As You See / Know (-다시피)

When you are stating a fact that the listener is already aware of, you use -다시피 in Easy Korean. It translates to "as you..." (e.g., as you know, as you see).

Structure

Verb Stem + -다시피

This grammar is almost exclusively used with perception and cognition verbs: - 알다 (to know) -> 아시다시피 (As you know - using honorific 시) - 보다 (to see) -> 보시다시피 (As you can see) - 듣다 (to hear) -> 들으시다시피 (As you hear)

Examples

• 아시다시피, 저는 한국어를 배우고 있어요. (As you know, I am learning Korean.)
• 보시다시피, 지금 길이 많이 막혀요. (As you can see, the roads are very jammed right now.)
• 뉴스에서 들으셨다시피, 내일은 공휴일이에요. (As you heard on the news, tomorrow is a public holiday. - Past tense 들으셨다시피)