쏘아보다 Korean verb conjugation
to glare at
Every form of 쏘아보다 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
- 쏘아보는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 쏘아봐
- -으니Since
- 쏘아보니
- 합니다Formal
- 쏘아봅니다
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 | 쏘아봐요 | 쏘아봅니다 | 쏘아봐 | 쏘아본다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 쏘아봤어요 | 쏘아봤습니다 | 쏘아봤어 | 쏘아봤다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 쏘아보겠어요 | 쏘아보겠습니다 | 쏘아보겠어 | 쏘아보겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 쏘아볼 거예요 | 쏘아볼 것입니다 | 쏘아볼 거야 | 쏘아볼 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쏘아봐요? | 쏘아봅니까? | 쏘아봐? | 쏘아보니? |
| 과거Past | 쏘아봤어요? | 쏘아봤습니까? | 쏘아봤어? | 쏘아봤니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 쏘아보세요 | 쏘아보십시오 | 쏘아봐 | 쏘아봐라 |
| 청유Let's | 쏘아봐요 | 쏘아봅시다 | 쏘아봐 | 쏘아보자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 쏘아봐요 | 안 쏘아봅니다 | 안 쏘아봐 | 안 쏘아본다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 쏘아보지 않아요 | 쏘아보지 않습니다 | 쏘아보지 않아 | 쏘아보지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 쏘아봐요 | 못 쏘아봅니다 | 못 쏘아봐 | 못 쏘아본다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쏘아보세요 | 쏘아보십니다 | 쏘아보셔 | 쏘아보신다 |
| 과거Past | 쏘아보셨어요 | 쏘아보셨습니다 | 쏘아보셨어 | 쏘아보셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 쏘아보는
- 과거Past
- 쏘아본
- 미래Future
- 쏘아볼
- 회상Used to
- 쏘아보던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 쏘아보고
- -게-ly / so that
- 쏘아보게
- -어서so / and then
- 쏘아봐서
- -으니까since
- 쏘아보니까
- -으면if / when
- 쏘아보면
- -지만but
- 쏘아보지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 쏘아보는데
- -어도even if
- 쏘아봐도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 쏘아보고 있어요 | 쏘아보고 있습니다 | 쏘아보고 있어 | 쏘아보고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 쏘아보고 있었어요 | 쏘아보고 있었습니다 | 쏘아보고 있었어 | 쏘아보고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 쏘아보다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
네가 날 쏘아볼 때 숨이 멎을 것 같았어
When you stared at me, I got the shivers.
머리를 옆으로 하고 한 쪽 눈으로 쏘아봐!
Tilt your head and glare with your good eye!
넌 항상 거기에 있지 않아 누군가가 나를 쏘아본다
You're not always there when someone takes a shot at me.
저기서 날 쏘아보는 사람이 내가 아는 그 사람 맞아?
Is that really who I think it is, staring back at me?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 쏘아보다 in Korean?
쏘아보다 (to glare at) is 쏘아봐요 in the polite 해요체, 쏘아봅니다 in formal 합니다체, 쏘아봐 in casual 반말 and 쏘아본다 in the plain written style. The past is 쏘아봤어요.
What is the past tense of 쏘아보다?
쏘아봤어요 in everyday polite speech, 쏘아봤습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 쏘아봐 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 쏘아보다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 쏘아봅니다, 쏘아봐, 쏘아보니 all keep 쏘아보 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 쏘아보다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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