V + -다시피 / -다시피 하다 (As you know/see; Almost, practically)

Conjugation & Pattern

• Confirming shared knowledge: 알다/보다/듣다 + -다시피 (as you know/see...)
• Near-equivalence: Verb stem (V) + -다시피 하다 (practically live at / almost starve...)

Detailed Usage

Alone (-다시피), it attaches to perception verbs (알다, 보다, 듣다) to remind the listener of shared knowledge. With 하다 (-다시피 하다), it expresses that an action is practically equivalent to the stated verb.

Example Sentences

1. 1

   요즘 시험이 있어서 도서관에서 살다시피 했더니 너무 피곤해요.

   Yojeum siheomi isseoseo doseogwaneseo saldasipi haetdeoni neomu pigonhaeyo.

   Since I had exams recently, I practically lived at the library and am exhausted.

2. 2

   알다시피 외국어 실력은 짧은 시간에 완성되는 것이 아닙니다.

   Aldasipi oegugeo sillyeogeun jjapeun sigane wanseongdoeneun geosi animnida.

   As you know, foreign language proficiency is not completed in a short time.

3. 3

   다이어트 때문에 매일 굶다시피 하는 사람들이 많아요.

   Daieoteu ttaemune maeil gumdasipi haneun saramdeuri manayo.

   Because of dieting, there are many people who practically starve themselves every day.