비슷하다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 비슥ᄒᆞ다 (Yale: pisuk-hota). In the standard Seoul dialect, the final consonant of the root shifted in the late nineteenth century, perhaps due to the influence of Middle Korean 이셧ᄒᆞ다 (Yale: isyes-hota), which was synonymous. The original form is preserved in many dialects.

Equivalent to 비슷 (biseut, root) +‎ 하다 (-hada).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pisʰɯtʰa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [비스타다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	biseuthada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	biseushada
McCune–Reischauer?	pisŭthada
Yale Romanization?	pisushata

Adjective

비슷하다 • (biseuthada) (infinitive 비슷해 or 비슷하여, sequential 비슷하니)

1. to be similar (but not identical)

   Synonyms: 비스무레하다 (biseumurehada), (Gyeongsang dialect) 디신하다 (disinhada)

   Antonym: 다르다 (dareuda, “to be different”)

   나는 어머니와 인생관이 비슷하다.

   Na-neun eomeoni-wa insaenggwan-i biseuthada.

   My mother and I have similar attitudes towards life.

   올빼미와 부엉이는 비슷하다.

   Olppaemi-wa bueong'i-neun biseuthada.

   Owls with no tufts and owls with tufts are similar.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 비슷하다 (biseuthada): 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	비슷하다 biseuthada	비슷해 biseuthae	비슷해요 biseuthaeyo	비슷합니다 biseuthamnida
	Past	비슷했다 biseuthaetda	비슷했어 biseuthaesseo	비슷했어요 biseuthaesseoyo	비슷했습니다 biseuthaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	비슷하냐 biseuthanya	비슷해 biseuthae	비슷해요 biseuthaeyo	비슷합니까 biseuthamnikka
	Past	비슷했냐 biseuthaennya	비슷했어 biseuthaesseo	비슷했어요 biseuthaesseoyo	비슷했습니까 biseuthaetseumnikka
Assertive		비슷하겠다 biseuthagetda	비슷하겠어 biseuthagesseo	비슷하겠어요 biseuthagesseoyo	비슷하겠습니다 biseuthagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		비슷해 biseuthae	비슷해서, 비슷하여서 biseuthaeseo, biseuthayeoseo	비슷하니 biseuthani	비슷하니까 biseuthanikka
Contrast		비슷하지만 biseuthajiman	비슷한데 biseuthande	비슷하더니 biseuthadeoni
Conjunction		비슷하고 biseuthago
Condition		비슷하면 biseuthamyeon	비슷해야, 비슷하여야 biseuthaeya, biseuthayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		비슷함 biseutham	비슷하기 biseuthagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		비슷했음, 비슷하였음 biseuthaesseum, biseuthayeosseum	비슷했기, 비슷하였기 biseuthaetgi, biseuthayeotgi
Determiners	Present		비슷한 biseuthan
	Future		비슷할 biseuthal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	비슷하시다 biseuthasida	비슷하셔 biseuthasyeo	비슷하세요, 비슷하셔요 biseuthaseyo, biseuthasyeoyo	비슷하십니다 biseuthasimnida
	Past	비슷하셨다 biseuthasyeotda	비슷하셨어 biseuthasyeosseo	비슷하셨어요 biseuthasyeosseoyo	비슷하셨습니다 biseuthasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	비슷하시냐 biseuthasinya	비슷하셔 biseuthasyeo	비슷하세요, 비슷하셔요 biseuthaseyo, biseuthasyeoyo	비슷하십니까 biseuthasimnikka
	Past	비슷하셨냐 biseuthasyeonnya	비슷하셨어 biseuthasyeosseo	비슷하셨어요 biseuthasyeosseoyo	비슷하셨습니까 biseuthasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		비슷하시겠다 biseuthasigetda	비슷하시겠어 biseuthasigesseo	비슷하시겠어요 biseuthasigesseoyo	비슷하시겠습니다 biseuthasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		비슷하셔 biseuthasyeo	비슷하셔서 biseuthasyeoseo	비슷하시니 biseuthasini	비슷하시니까 biseuthasinikka
Contrast		비슷하시지만 biseuthasijiman	비슷하신데 biseuthasinde	비슷하시더니 biseuthasideoni
Conjunction		비슷하시고 biseuthasigo
Condition		비슷하시면 biseuthasimyeon	비슷하셔야 biseuthasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		비슷하심 biseuthasim	비슷하시기 biseuthasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		비슷하셨음 biseuthasyeosseum	비슷하셨기 biseuthasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		비슷하신 biseuthasin
	Future		비슷하실 biseuthasil

Alternative forms

• 비슥하다 (biseukhada) — Early Modern or dialectal

See also

• 같다 (gatda, “to be the same”)
• 똑같다 (ttokgatda, “to be the same”)