바라봐
bah-rah-bwah
barabwa
regular
바라보다
To say to observe, to stare politely in the present tense, use 바라봐요 (bah-rah-bwah-yoh) · barabwayo. Below is the full conjugation of 바라보다 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 | 바라봐요 bah-rah-bwah-yoh barabwayo | 바라봅니다 bah-rah-bohm-nee-dah barabomnida | |
| Past | 바라봤어 bah-rah-bwah-ssuh barabwasseo | 바라봤어요 bah-rah-bwah-ssuh-yoh barabwasseoyo | 바라봤습니다 bah-rah-bwah-sseum-nee-dah barabwasseumnida |
| Future | 바라볼 거야 bah-rah-bohl guh-yah barabol geoya | 바라볼 거예요 bah-rah-bohl guh-yae-yoh barabol geoyeyo | 바라볼 겁니다 bah-rah-bohl guhm-nee-dah barabol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
바라보세요
bah-rah-boh-sae-yoh
baraboseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
바라봐요
bah-rah-bwah-yoh
barabwayo
Question Polite (요)
바라봐요?
bah-rah-bwah-yoh-?
barabwayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
바라보고
bah-rah-boh-goh
barabogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
바라보면
bah-rah-boh-myuhn
barabomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
바라보고 있어요
bah-rah-boh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
barabogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
바라보고 싶어요
bah-rah-boh-goh shee-puh-yoh
barabogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
바라볼 수 있어요
bah-rah-bohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
barabol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
바라봐서
bah-rah-bwah-suh
barabwaseo
Noun form — (기)
바라보기
bah-rah-boh-gee
barabogi
Noun form — (음)
바라봄
bah-rah-bohm
barabom