들여다보다 Korean verb conjugation
to look into
Every form of 들여다보다 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
- 들여다보는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 들여다봐
- -으니Since
- 들여다보니
- 합니다Formal
- 들여다봅니다
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 | 들여다봐요 | 들여다봅니다 | 들여다봐 | 들여다본다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 들여다봤어요 | 들여다봤습니다 | 들여다봤어 | 들여다봤다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 들여다보겠어요 | 들여다보겠습니다 | 들여다보겠어 | 들여다보겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 들여다볼 거예요 | 들여다볼 것입니다 | 들여다볼 거야 | 들여다볼 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 들여다봐요? | 들여다봅니까? | 들여다봐? | 들여다보니? |
| 과거Past | 들여다봤어요? | 들여다봤습니까? | 들여다봤어? | 들여다봤니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 들여다보세요 | 들여다보십시오 | 들여다봐 | 들여다봐라 |
| 청유Let's | 들여다봐요 | 들여다봅시다 | 들여다봐 | 들여다보자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 들여다봐요 | 안 들여다봅니다 | 안 들여다봐 | 안 들여다본다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 들여다보지 않아요 | 들여다보지 않습니다 | 들여다보지 않아 | 들여다보지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 들여다봐요 | 못 들여다봅니다 | 못 들여다봐 | 못 들여다본다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 들여다보세요 | 들여다보십니다 | 들여다보셔 | 들여다보신다 |
| 과거Past | 들여다보셨어요 | 들여다보셨습니다 | 들여다보셨어 | 들여다보셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 들여다보는
- 과거Past
- 들여다본
- 미래Future
- 들여다볼
- 회상Used to
- 들여다보던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 들여다보고
- -게-ly / so that
- 들여다보게
- -어서so / and then
- 들여다봐서
- -으니까since
- 들여다보니까
- -으면if / when
- 들여다보면
- -지만but
- 들여다보지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 들여다보는데
- -어도even if
- 들여다봐도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 들여다보고 있어요 | 들여다보고 있습니다 | 들여다보고 있어 | 들여다보고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 들여다보고 있었어요 | 들여다보고 있었습니다 | 들여다보고 있었어 | 들여다보고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 들여다보다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
할머니의 손을 바라보거나 사랑하는 사람의 눈을 들여다보세요.
Look at the hands of your grandmother or into the eyes of someone who loves you.
그냥 피부를 들여다보면 됩니다.
You just have to look at your skin.
그럼 어른의 생명을 들여다볼까요.
Then you start to take a look at adult life.
난 적어도 하루에 한 번씩 그걸 들여다봤어요.
I've been into it at least once a day.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 들여다보다 in Korean?
들여다보다 (to look into) is 들여다봐요 in the polite 해요체, 들여다봅니다 in formal 합니다체, 들여다봐 in casual 반말 and 들여다본다 in the plain written style. The past is 들여다봤어요.
What is the past tense of 들여다보다?
들여다봤어요 in everyday polite speech, 들여다봤습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 들여다봐 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 들여다보다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 들여다봅니다, 들여다봐, 들여다보니 all keep 들여다보 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 들여다보다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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