-보다

보다 Korean Etymology From ko 보 다가 to see while; after. Grammaticalization pathway: "after seeing [noun A], [noun B] is [adjective]" > "[noun B] is more [adjective] than [noun A]". This has occurred in other languages; compare bo བལྟས་ན. First attested in the mid-eighteenth century, displacing previous -도곤 twokwon by the nineteenth century. Pronunciation Particle particle than; used to form comparisons, optionally with ko 더 more ko -도곤 -카마 Early Modern Gyeongsang dialect ko 내-가 걔-보다 키-가 크다. I'm taller than him. ko 내-가 걔-보다 키-가 더 크다. I'm taller than him. ko 지리산-보다 한라산-이 더 높다. Mount Halla is taller than Mount Jiri. Ko-지리산보다 한라산이 더 높다.ogg ko 어제-보다 오늘-이 손님-이 더 많다. There are more customers today than yesterday. Ko-어제보다 오늘이 손님이 더 많다.ogg Derived terms ko 보다#adverb 보다 relatively; more