돌보다

to take care of

TOPIK 3 3급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
돌보는
아/어Infinitive
돌봐
-으니Since
돌보니
합니다Formal
돌봅니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 돌봐요돌봅니다돌봐돌본다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 돌봤어요돌봤습니다돌봤어돌봤다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 돌보겠어요돌보겠습니다돌보겠어돌보겠다
-을 것이다Going to 돌볼 거예요돌볼 것입니다돌볼 거야돌볼 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 돌봐요?돌봅니까?돌봐?돌보니?
과거Past 돌봤어요?돌봤습니까?돌봤어?돌봤니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 돌보세요돌보십시오돌봐돌봐라
청유Let's 돌봐요돌봅시다돌봐돌보자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 돌봐요안 돌봅니다안 돌봐안 돌본다
-지 않다Not (long) 돌보지 않아요돌보지 않습니다돌보지 않아돌보지 않는다
못Cannot 못 돌봐요못 돌봅니다못 돌봐못 돌본다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 돌보세요돌보십니다돌보셔돌보신다
과거Past 돌보셨어요돌보셨습니다돌보셨어돌보셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
돌보는
과거Past
돌본
미래Future
돌볼
회상Used to
돌보던

Joining clauses

-고and
돌보고
-게-ly / so that
돌보게
-어서so / and then
돌봐서
-으니까since
돌보니까
-으면if / when
돌보면
-지만but
돌보지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
돌보는데
-어도even if
돌봐도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 돌보고 있어요돌보고 있습니다돌보고 있어돌보고 있다
과거Was doing 돌보고 있었어요돌보고 있었습니다돌보고 있었어돌보고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

우리 아들을 잘 돌봐 주셔서 고맙습니다.

Thank you for taking such good care of our son.

집에서 그리고 삶을 통해 어린이를 돌보는 겁니다.

What's happening at home, what's their moment in life, etc..

난 이 고양이를 돌봐야 해.

I have to look after this cat.

나는 할아버지를 돌보고 있어.

I take care of my grandfather.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 돌보다 in Korean?

돌보다 (to take care of) is 돌봐요 in the polite 해요체, 돌봅니다 in formal 합니다체, 돌봐 in casual 반말 and 돌본다 in the plain written style. The past is 돌봤어요.

What is the past tense of 돌보다?

돌봤어요 in everyday polite speech, 돌봤습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 돌봐 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 돌보다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 돌봅니다, 돌봐, 돌보니 all keep 돌보 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 돌보다?

3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.

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