보살펴
boh-sahl-pyuh
bosalpyeo
regular
보살피다
To say to look after politely in the present tense, use 보살펴요 (boh-sahl-pyuh-yoh) · bosalpyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 보살피다 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 | 보살펴요 boh-sahl-pyuh-yoh bosalpyeoyo | 보살핍니다 boh-sahl-peem-nee-dah bosalpimnida | |
| Past | 보살폈어 boh-sahl-pyuh-ssuh bosalpyeosseo | 보살폈어요 boh-sahl-pyuh-ssuh-yoh bosalpyeosseoyo | 보살폈습니다 boh-sahl-pyuh-sseum-nee-dah bosalpyeosseumnida |
| Future | 보살필 거야 boh-sahl-peel guh-yah bosalpil geoya | 보살필 거예요 boh-sahl-peel guh-yae-yoh bosalpil geoyeyo | 보살필 겁니다 boh-sahl-peel guhm-nee-dah bosalpil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
보살피세요
boh-sahl-pee-sae-yoh
bosalpiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
보살펴요
boh-sahl-pyuh-yoh
bosalpyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
보살펴요?
boh-sahl-pyuh-yoh-?
bosalpyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
보살피고
boh-sahl-pee-goh
bosalpigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
보살피면
boh-sahl-pee-myuhn
bosalpimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
보살피고 있어요
boh-sahl-pee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bosalpigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
보살피고 싶어요
boh-sahl-pee-goh shee-puh-yoh
bosalpigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
보살필 수 있어요
boh-sahl-peel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bosalpil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
보살펴서
boh-sahl-pyuh-suh
bosalpyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
보살피기
boh-sahl-pee-gee
bosalpigi
Noun form — (음)
보살핌
boh-sahl-peem
bosalpim