보지하다

Korean

Etymology

보지(保持) (boji) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bojihada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bojihada
McCune–Reischauer?	pojihada
Yale Romanization?	pōcihata

Verb

보지하다 • (bojihada) (infinitive 보지해 or 보지하여, sequential 보지하니)

1. (transitive, formal, uncommon) to preserve; to maintain

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 보지하다 (bojihada): vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	보지한다 bojihanda	보지해 bojihae	보지해요 bojihaeyo	보지합니다 bojihamnida
	Past	보지했다 bojihaetda	보지했어 bojihaesseo	보지했어요 bojihaesseoyo	보지했습니다 bojihaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	보지하느냐 bojihaneunya	보지해 bojihae	보지해요 bojihaeyo	보지합니까 bojihamnikka
	Past	보지했느냐 bojihaenneunya	보지했어 bojihaesseo	보지했어요 bojihaesseoyo	보지했습니까 bojihaetseumnikka
Hortative		보지하자 bojihaja	보지해 bojihae	보지해요 bojihaeyo	보지하십시다 bojihasipsida
Imperative		보지해라, 보지하여라 bojihaera, bojihayeora	보지해 bojihae	보지해요 bojihaeyo	보지합시오 bojihapsio
Assertive		보지하겠다 bojihagetda	보지하겠어 bojihagesseo	보지하겠어요 bojihagesseoyo	보지하겠습니다 bojihagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		보지해 bojihae	보지해서, 보지하여서 bojihaeseo, bojihayeoseo	보지하니 bojihani	보지하니까 bojihanikka
Contrast		보지하지만 bojihajiman	보지하는데 bojihaneunde	보지하더니 bojihadeoni
Conjunction		보지하고 bojihago
Condition		보지하면 bojihamyeon	보지해야, 보지하여야 bojihaeya, bojihayeoya
Motive		보지하려고 bojiharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		보지함 bojiham	보지하기 bojihagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		보지했음, 보지하였음 bojihaesseum, bojihayeosseum	보지했기, 보지하였기 bojihaetgi, bojihayeotgi
Determiners	Past	보지한 bojihan
	Present	보지하는 bojihaneun
	Future	보지할 bojihal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	보지하신다 bojihasinda	보지하셔 bojihasyeo	보지하세요, 보지하셔요 bojihaseyo, bojihasyeoyo	보지하십니다 bojihasimnida
	Past	보지하셨다 bojihasyeotda	보지하셨어 bojihasyeosseo	보지하셨어요 bojihasyeosseoyo	보지하셨습니다 bojihasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	보지하시느냐 bojihasineunya	보지하셔 bojihasyeo	보지하세요, 보지하셔요 bojihaseyo, bojihasyeoyo	보지하십니까 bojihasimnikka
	Past	보지하셨느냐 bojihasyeonneunya	보지하셨어 bojihasyeosseo	보지하셨어요 bojihasyeosseoyo	보지하셨습니까 bojihasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		보지하시라 bojihasira	보지하셔 bojihasyeo	보지하세요 bojihaseyo	보지하십시오 bojihasipsio
Assertive		보지하시겠다 bojihasigetda	보지하시겠어 bojihasigesseo	보지하시겠어요 bojihasigesseoyo	보지하시겠습니다 bojihasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		보지하셔 bojihasyeo	보지하셔서 bojihasyeoseo	보지하시니 bojihasini	보지하시니까 bojihasinikka
Contrast		보지하시지만 bojihasijiman	보지하시는데 bojihasineunde	보지하시더니 bojihasideoni
Conjunction		보지하시고 bojihasigo
Condition		보지하시면 bojihasimyeon	보지하셔야 bojihasyeoya
Motive		보지하시려고 bojihasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		보지하심 bojihasim	보지하시기 bojihasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		보지하셨음 bojihasyeosseum	보지하셨기 bojihasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	보지하신 bojihasin
	Present	보지하시는 bojihasineun
	Future	보지하실 bojihasil