보조동사

Korean

Sino-Korean word from 補助動詞, from 補助 (“auxiliary”) + 動詞 (“verb”).

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	bojodongsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	bojodongsa
McCune–Reischauer^?	pojodongsa
Yale Romanization^?	pōcotongsa

보조동사 • (bojodongsa) (hanja 補助動詞)

Examples
듣다 (deutda, “to listen”) + 주다 (juda, auxiliary) = 들어주다 (deureojuda, “to accept someone's wish and achieve it for them”). 돕다 (dopda, “to help”) + 주다 (juda, auxiliary) = 도와주다 (dowajuda, “to give somebody a hand”)

(grammar) auxiliary verb (verb that broaden or limit the meaning by helping the main verb, which is the subject of the predicate in a sentence)