살펴보다 Korean verb conjugation
to observe closely
Every form of 살펴보다 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
- 살펴보는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 살펴봐
- -으니Since
- 살펴보니
- 합니다Formal
- 살펴봅니다
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 | 살펴봐요 | 살펴봅니다 | 살펴봐 | 살펴본다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 살펴봤어요 | 살펴봤습니다 | 살펴봤어 | 살펴봤다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 살펴보겠어요 | 살펴보겠습니다 | 살펴보겠어 | 살펴보겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 살펴볼 거예요 | 살펴볼 것입니다 | 살펴볼 거야 | 살펴볼 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 살펴봐요? | 살펴봅니까? | 살펴봐? | 살펴보니? |
| 과거Past | 살펴봤어요? | 살펴봤습니까? | 살펴봤어? | 살펴봤니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 살펴보세요 | 살펴보십시오 | 살펴봐 | 살펴봐라 |
| 청유Let's | 살펴봐요 | 살펴봅시다 | 살펴봐 | 살펴보자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 살펴봐요 | 안 살펴봅니다 | 안 살펴봐 | 안 살펴본다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 살펴보지 않아요 | 살펴보지 않습니다 | 살펴보지 않아 | 살펴보지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 살펴봐요 | 못 살펴봅니다 | 못 살펴봐 | 못 살펴본다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 살펴보세요 | 살펴보십니다 | 살펴보셔 | 살펴보신다 |
| 과거Past | 살펴보셨어요 | 살펴보셨습니다 | 살펴보셨어 | 살펴보셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 살펴보는
- 과거Past
- 살펴본
- 미래Future
- 살펴볼
- 회상Used to
- 살펴보던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 살펴보고
- -게-ly / so that
- 살펴보게
- -어서so / and then
- 살펴봐서
- -으니까since
- 살펴보니까
- -으면if / when
- 살펴보면
- -지만but
- 살펴보지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 살펴보는데
- -어도even if
- 살펴봐도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 살펴보고 있어요 | 살펴보고 있습니다 | 살펴보고 있어 | 살펴보고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 살펴보고 있었어요 | 살펴보고 있었습니다 | 살펴보고 있었어 | 살펴보고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 살펴보다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
또 다른 예를 살펴봅시다.
In fact, here's another one.
국가별로 살펴볼 수도 있습니다.
And you can also look at some countries.
두 가지 환경 문제를 살펴보겠습니다.
Let's have a look at two environmental problems.
그런데 다시 돌아가서 뭐가 있는지 살펴보죠.
But go and look at what is in there.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 살펴보다 in Korean?
살펴보다 (to observe closely) is 살펴봐요 in the polite 해요체, 살펴봅니다 in formal 합니다체, 살펴봐 in casual 반말 and 살펴본다 in the plain written style. The past is 살펴봤어요.
What is the past tense of 살펴보다?
살펴봤어요 in everyday polite speech, 살펴봤습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 살펴봐 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 살펴보다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 살펴봅니다, 살펴봐, 살펴보니 all keep 살펴보 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 살펴보다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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