깔보다 Korean verb conjugation
to look down on, to belittle
Every form of 깔보다 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
- 깔보는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 깔봐
- -으니Since
- 깔보니
- 합니다Formal
- 깔봅니다
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 | 깔봐요 | 깔봅니다 | 깔봐 | 깔본다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 깔봤어요 | 깔봤습니다 | 깔봤어 | 깔봤다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 깔보겠어요 | 깔보겠습니다 | 깔보겠어 | 깔보겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 깔볼 거예요 | 깔볼 것입니다 | 깔볼 거야 | 깔볼 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 깔봐요? | 깔봅니까? | 깔봐? | 깔보니? |
| 과거Past | 깔봤어요? | 깔봤습니까? | 깔봤어? | 깔봤니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 깔보세요 | 깔보십시오 | 깔봐 | 깔봐라 |
| 청유Let's | 깔봐요 | 깔봅시다 | 깔봐 | 깔보자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 깔봐요 | 안 깔봅니다 | 안 깔봐 | 안 깔본다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 깔보지 않아요 | 깔보지 않습니다 | 깔보지 않아 | 깔보지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 깔봐요 | 못 깔봅니다 | 못 깔봐 | 못 깔본다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 깔보세요 | 깔보십니다 | 깔보셔 | 깔보신다 |
| 과거Past | 깔보셨어요 | 깔보셨습니다 | 깔보셨어 | 깔보셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 깔보는
- 과거Past
- 깔본
- 미래Future
- 깔볼
- 회상Used to
- 깔보던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 깔보고
- -게-ly / so that
- 깔보게
- -어서so / and then
- 깔봐서
- -으니까since
- 깔보니까
- -으면if / when
- 깔보면
- -지만but
- 깔보지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 깔보는데
- -어도even if
- 깔봐도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 깔보고 있어요 | 깔보고 있습니다 | 깔보고 있어 | 깔보고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 깔보고 있었어요 | 깔보고 있었습니다 | 깔보고 있었어 | 깔보고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 깔보다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
저기 서 있을 때 절 깔보며 말했어요
As I'm standing there, he's up in my face, you know, trying to talk down to me.
이번에는 제 능력을 깔보는 말을 하는 사람이 없었어요. 그리고 실제로 몇 가지 일도 완수할 수 있었고요.
So, this time, I didn't get any of those patronizing comments about my ability and I was able to actually get some work done.
운전하는 경찰은, "등에는 눈이 달려있지 않은데 어떻게 그가 엉덩이를 만졌는지 아는가 등의 깔보는 듯한 질문을 했습니다.
The driver made some, in my opinion, condescending comments about how I couldn't possibly know he groped my butt because I don't have eyes in the back of my head.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 깔보다 in Korean?
깔보다 (to look down on, to belittle) is 깔봐요 in the polite 해요체, 깔봅니다 in formal 합니다체, 깔봐 in casual 반말 and 깔본다 in the plain written style. The past is 깔봤어요.
What is the past tense of 깔보다?
깔봤어요 in everyday polite speech, 깔봤습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 깔봐 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 깔보다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 깔봅니다, 깔봐, 깔보니 all keep 깔보 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 깔보다?
It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.
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