얕보다 Korean verb conjugation
to underestimate
Every form of 얕보다 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
- 얕보는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 얕봐
- -으니Since
- 얕보니
- 합니다Formal
- 얕봅니다
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 | 얕봐요 | 얕봅니다 | 얕봐 | 얕본다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 얕봤어요 | 얕봤습니다 | 얕봤어 | 얕봤다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 얕보겠어요 | 얕보겠습니다 | 얕보겠어 | 얕보겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 얕볼 거예요 | 얕볼 것입니다 | 얕볼 거야 | 얕볼 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 얕봐요? | 얕봅니까? | 얕봐? | 얕보니? |
| 과거Past | 얕봤어요? | 얕봤습니까? | 얕봤어? | 얕봤니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 얕보세요 | 얕보십시오 | 얕봐 | 얕봐라 |
| 청유Let's | 얕봐요 | 얕봅시다 | 얕봐 | 얕보자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 얕봐요 | 안 얕봅니다 | 안 얕봐 | 안 얕본다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 얕보지 않아요 | 얕보지 않습니다 | 얕보지 않아 | 얕보지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 얕봐요 | 못 얕봅니다 | 못 얕봐 | 못 얕본다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 얕보세요 | 얕보십니다 | 얕보셔 | 얕보신다 |
| 과거Past | 얕보셨어요 | 얕보셨습니다 | 얕보셨어 | 얕보셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 얕보는
- 과거Past
- 얕본
- 미래Future
- 얕볼
- 회상Used to
- 얕보던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 얕보고
- -게-ly / so that
- 얕보게
- -어서so / and then
- 얕봐서
- -으니까since
- 얕보니까
- -으면if / when
- 얕보면
- -지만but
- 얕보지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 얕보는데
- -어도even if
- 얕봐도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 얕보고 있어요 | 얕보고 있습니다 | 얕보고 있어 | 얕보고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 얕보고 있었어요 | 얕보고 있었습니다 | 얕보고 있었어 | 얕보고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 얕보다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그놈을 절대 얕봐선 안 돼
He's someone we can't underestimate.
극적인 등장의 힘을 얕보면 안 돼
You guys, never underestimate the power of a Dramatic Entrance.
상대를 얕보지 마라.
Don't take it easy on me.
약간 얕보는 느낌이랄까
Just a little bit talked down to
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 얕보다 in Korean?
얕보다 (to underestimate) is 얕봐요 in the polite 해요체, 얕봅니다 in formal 합니다체, 얕봐 in casual 반말 and 얕본다 in the plain written style. The past is 얕봤어요.
What is the past tense of 얕보다?
얕봤어요 in everyday polite speech, 얕봤습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 얕봐 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 얕보다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 얕봅니다, 얕봐, 얕보니 all keep 얕보 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 얕보다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
Dictionary form, meaning, sentence patterns, examples and audio from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Conjugations are generated by this site's own engine and checked against the 9,380 forms the dictionary publishes on every build.