What does 보증하다 mean?
보증하다 (bo-jeung-ha-da) means: To vouch for or guarantee something.
Formal enough to show up on legal documents (loan guarantors are '보증인'), but also used casually — '내가 보증할게' ('I'll vouch for it') is how you stake your own credibility on someone else's word.
How it's actually used
- 이 집 라면 진짜 맛있어. 내가 확실히 보증할게.
I jib ramyeon jinjja masisseo. Naega hwaksili bojeonghalge.
This place's ramen is seriously good. I can totally vouch for it.
💡 Use '내가 보증할게' when recommending food, a person, or a place to friends. - 중요한 계약이라 쉽게 보증을 서주면 안 돼요.
Jungyohan gyayarira swipge bojeongeul seojumyeon an dwaeyo.
It's an important contract, so you shouldn't easily agree to be a guarantor.
💡 Refers to the legal/financial context of guaranteeing loans or contracts. - 이 레스토랑의 파스타 맛은 제가 확실히 보증할게요.
i reseutorang-ui paseuta mas-eun jega hwaksilhi bojeong-halgeyo.
I can definitely vouch for the taste of the pasta at this restaurant.
💡 Use this casual yet confident phrasing when recommending a place to friends.
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