엿보다 Korean verb conjugation
to peep
Every form of 엿보다 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
- 엿보는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 엿봐
- -으니Since
- 엿보니
- 합니다Formal
- 엿봅니다
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 | 엿봐요 | 엿봅니다 | 엿봐 | 엿본다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 엿봤어요 | 엿봤습니다 | 엿봤어 | 엿봤다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 엿보겠어요 | 엿보겠습니다 | 엿보겠어 | 엿보겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 엿볼 거예요 | 엿볼 것입니다 | 엿볼 거야 | 엿볼 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 엿봐요? | 엿봅니까? | 엿봐? | 엿보니? |
| 과거Past | 엿봤어요? | 엿봤습니까? | 엿봤어? | 엿봤니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 엿보세요 | 엿보십시오 | 엿봐 | 엿봐라 |
| 청유Let's | 엿봐요 | 엿봅시다 | 엿봐 | 엿보자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 엿봐요 | 안 엿봅니다 | 안 엿봐 | 안 엿본다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 엿보지 않아요 | 엿보지 않습니다 | 엿보지 않아 | 엿보지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 엿봐요 | 못 엿봅니다 | 못 엿봐 | 못 엿본다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 엿보세요 | 엿보십니다 | 엿보셔 | 엿보신다 |
| 과거Past | 엿보셨어요 | 엿보셨습니다 | 엿보셨어 | 엿보셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 엿보는
- 과거Past
- 엿본
- 미래Future
- 엿볼
- 회상Used to
- 엿보던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 엿보고
- -게-ly / so that
- 엿보게
- -어서so / and then
- 엿봐서
- -으니까since
- 엿보니까
- -으면if / when
- 엿보면
- -지만but
- 엿보지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 엿보는데
- -어도even if
- 엿봐도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 엿보고 있어요 | 엿보고 있습니다 | 엿보고 있어 | 엿보고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 엿보고 있었어요 | 엿보고 있었습니다 | 엿보고 있었어 | 엿보고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 엿보다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
엿보는 건 나쁜 짓이야
It's rude to spy, Toby.
관심을 끌기 위해 기회를 엿보네
Look for a sign that enhances chances
그리고 당신은 기회를 엿보았습니다
And you saw an opportunity.
구석에서 엿보지 말고 나오지 그래?
You gonna keep peeking' around that corner or you gonna come out?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 엿보다 in Korean?
엿보다 (to peep) is 엿봐요 in the polite 해요체, 엿봅니다 in formal 합니다체, 엿봐 in casual 반말 and 엿본다 in the plain written style. The past is 엿봤어요.
What is the past tense of 엿보다?
엿봤어요 in everyday polite speech, 엿봤습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 엿봐 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 엿보다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 엿봅니다, 엿봐, 엿보니 all keep 엿보 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 엿보다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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