쳐다보다 Korean verb conjugation
to look at, to gaze
Every form of 쳐다보다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 쳐다보는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 쳐다봐
- -으니Since
- 쳐다보니
- 합니다Formal
- 쳐다봅니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 쳐다봐요 | 쳐다봅니다 | 쳐다봐 | 쳐다본다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 쳐다봤어요 | 쳐다봤습니다 | 쳐다봤어 | 쳐다봤다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 쳐다보겠어요 | 쳐다보겠습니다 | 쳐다보겠어 | 쳐다보겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 쳐다볼 거예요 | 쳐다볼 것입니다 | 쳐다볼 거야 | 쳐다볼 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쳐다봐요? | 쳐다봅니까? | 쳐다봐? | 쳐다보니? |
| 과거Past | 쳐다봤어요? | 쳐다봤습니까? | 쳐다봤어? | 쳐다봤니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 쳐다보세요 | 쳐다보십시오 | 쳐다봐 | 쳐다봐라 |
| 청유Let's | 쳐다봐요 | 쳐다봅시다 | 쳐다봐 | 쳐다보자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 쳐다봐요 | 안 쳐다봅니다 | 안 쳐다봐 | 안 쳐다본다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 쳐다보지 않아요 | 쳐다보지 않습니다 | 쳐다보지 않아 | 쳐다보지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 쳐다봐요 | 못 쳐다봅니다 | 못 쳐다봐 | 못 쳐다본다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쳐다보세요 | 쳐다보십니다 | 쳐다보셔 | 쳐다보신다 |
| 과거Past | 쳐다보셨어요 | 쳐다보셨습니다 | 쳐다보셨어 | 쳐다보셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 쳐다보는
- 과거Past
- 쳐다본
- 미래Future
- 쳐다볼
- 회상Used to
- 쳐다보던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 쳐다보고
- -게-ly / so that
- 쳐다보게
- -어서so / and then
- 쳐다봐서
- -으니까since
- 쳐다보니까
- -으면if / when
- 쳐다보면
- -지만but
- 쳐다보지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 쳐다보는데
- -어도even if
- 쳐다봐도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 쳐다보고 있어요 | 쳐다보고 있습니다 | 쳐다보고 있어 | 쳐다보고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 쳐다보고 있었어요 | 쳐다보고 있었습니다 | 쳐다보고 있었어 | 쳐다보고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 쳐다보다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그는 왜 날 쳐다보는 거지?
Why is he staring at me?
멀리서 서로를 쳐다볼 겁니다.
They'll glance at each other from a distance.
저는 아무도 쳐다보지 못했습니다.
I couldn't look at anybody.
그녀가 절 보길래 저도 쳐다봤습니다.
She looked at me and I looked at her.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 쳐다보다 in Korean?
쳐다보다 (to look at, to gaze) is 쳐다봐요 in the polite 해요체, 쳐다봅니다 in formal 합니다체, 쳐다봐 in casual 반말 and 쳐다본다 in the plain written style. The past is 쳐다봤어요.
What is the past tense of 쳐다보다?
쳐다봤어요 in everyday polite speech, 쳐다봤습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 쳐다봐 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 쳐다보다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 쳐다봅니다, 쳐다봐, 쳐다보니 all keep 쳐다보 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 쳐다보다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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