쳐다봐
chyuh-dah-bwah
chyeodabwa
regular
쳐다보다
To say to look at, to glance at politely in the present tense, use 쳐다봐요 (chyuh-dah-bwah-yoh) · chyeodabwayo. Below is the full conjugation of 쳐다보다 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 | 쳐다봐요 chyuh-dah-bwah-yoh chyeodabwayo | 쳐다봅니다 chyuh-dah-bohm-nee-dah chyeodabomnida | |
| Past | 쳐다봤어 chyuh-dah-bwah-ssuh chyeodabwasseo | 쳐다봤어요 chyuh-dah-bwah-ssuh-yoh chyeodabwasseoyo | 쳐다봤습니다 chyuh-dah-bwah-sseum-nee-dah chyeodabwasseumnida |
| Future | 쳐다볼 거야 chyuh-dah-bohl guh-yah chyeodabol geoya | 쳐다볼 거예요 chyuh-dah-bohl guh-yae-yoh chyeodabol geoyeyo | 쳐다볼 겁니다 chyuh-dah-bohl guhm-nee-dah chyeodabol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
쳐다보세요
chyuh-dah-boh-sae-yoh
chyeodaboseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
쳐다봐요
chyuh-dah-bwah-yoh
chyeodabwayo
Question Polite (요)
쳐다봐요?
chyuh-dah-bwah-yoh-?
chyeodabwayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
쳐다보고
chyuh-dah-boh-goh
chyeodabogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
쳐다보면
chyuh-dah-boh-myuhn
chyeodabomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
쳐다보고 있어요
chyuh-dah-boh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
chyeodabogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
쳐다보고 싶어요
chyuh-dah-boh-goh shee-puh-yoh
chyeodabogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
쳐다볼 수 있어요
chyuh-dah-bohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
chyeodabol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
쳐다봐서
chyuh-dah-bwah-suh
chyeodabwaseo
Noun form — (기)
쳐다보기
chyuh-dah-boh-gee
chyeodabogi
Noun form — (음)
쳐다봄
chyuh-dah-bohm
chyeodabom