-다시피

With verbs like 알다, 보다 or 듣다, -다시피 means 'as you know / see / heard'; in the form -다시피 하다 it means 'practically doing' something, close to the real thing.

인용·전달Quoting & reporting

Han: In -다시피 하다 the tense goes on 하다 only; the verb before 다시피 stays as a bare stem.

Examples

시험 기간에는 도서관에서 살다시피 했어요.During exam period I practically lived in the library.

아시다시피 이번 주 금요일까지 보고서를 제출해야 합니다.As you know, we have to submit the report by this Friday.

보시다시피 지금은 자리가 다 찼습니다.As you can see, all the seats are taken right now.

지난주에 말씀드렸다시피 회의 장소가 3층으로 바뀌었습니다.As I mentioned last week, the meeting has moved to the third floor.

Don’t mix up

-다시피vs-듯이-듯이 compares the action to something else ('like'), while -다시피 하다 says the action itself almost happens: 돈을 물 쓰듯이 써요 vs 매일 오다시피 해요.

-다시피vs-(으)ㄴ/는 바와 같이Same 'as you know' idea, but 바와 같이 is more formal and written, typical of reports and announcements: 앞에서 설명한 바와 같이 vs everyday 아시다시피.

How to build it

V stem+다시피 (meaning 1, mostly with 알다/보다/듣다/느끼다/말하다)

V stem+다시피 하다 (meaning 2)

보다 → 보시다시피 / 살다 → 살다시피 했어요

In the 'as you know' meaning it is used mostly with verbs of knowing, seeing, hearing or telling (알다, 보다, 듣다, 느끼다, 말씀드리다), not with ordinary action verbs.
In -다시피 하다 ('practically'), put the tense on 하다, not on the verb before 다시피: 가다시피 했어요, not 갔다시피 했어요.
In the 'as you know' meaning, past tense is possible when you refer to something already said or heard (말씀드렸다시피, 들으셨다시피), but -겠- is not used before 다시피.
The knowing/seeing person is usually the listener, so with superiors or an audience use honorific 아시다시피 / 보시다시피; 알다시피 is for friends.

Classic mistake

Wrong: ~~방학 동안 매일 도서관에 갔다시피 했어요.~~

Right: 방학 동안 매일 도서관에 가다시피 했어요.

In -다시피 하다 the tense goes on 하다 only; the verb before 다시피 stays as a bare stem.

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