알아봐
ah-rah-bwah
arabwa
regular
알아보다
To say to recognize politely in the present tense, use 알아봐요 (ah-rah-bwah-yoh) · arabwayo. Below is the full conjugation of 알아보다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 알아봐요 ah-rah-bwah-yoh arabwayo | 알아봅니다 ah-rah-bohm-nee-dah arabomnida | |
| Past | 알아봤어 ah-rah-bwah-ssuh arabwasseo | 알아봤어요 ah-rah-bwah-ssuh-yoh arabwasseoyo | 알아봤습니다 ah-rah-bwah-sseum-nee-dah arabwasseumnida |
| Future | 알아볼 거야 ah-rah-bohl guh-yah arabol geoya | 알아볼 거예요 ah-rah-bohl guh-yae-yoh arabol geoyeyo | 알아볼 겁니다 ah-rah-bohl guhm-nee-dah arabol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
알아보세요
ah-rah-boh-sae-yoh
araboseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
알아봐요
ah-rah-bwah-yoh
arabwayo
Question Polite (요)
알아봐요?
ah-rah-bwah-yoh-?
arabwayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
알아보고
ah-rah-boh-goh
arabogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
알아보면
ah-rah-boh-myuhn
arabomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
알아보고 있어요
ah-rah-boh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
arabogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
알아보고 싶어요
ah-rah-boh-goh shee-puh-yoh
arabogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
알아볼 수 있어요
ah-rah-bohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
arabol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
알아봐서
ah-rah-bwah-suh
arabwaseo
Noun form — (기)
알아보기
ah-rah-boh-gee
arabogi
Noun form — (음)
알아봄
ah-rah-bohm
arabom