들어봐
deu-ruh-bwah
deureobwa
regular
들어보다
To say Jeolla dialect form of 주워듣다 (to overhear) politely in the present tense, use 들어봐요 (deu-ruh-bwah-yoh) · deureobwayo. Below is the full conjugation of 들어보다 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 | 들어봐요 deu-ruh-bwah-yoh deureobwayo | 들어봅니다 deu-ruh-bohm-nee-dah deureobomnida | |
| Past | 들어봤어 deu-ruh-bwah-ssuh deureobwasseo | 들어봤어요 deu-ruh-bwah-ssuh-yoh deureobwasseoyo | 들어봤습니다 deu-ruh-bwah-sseum-nee-dah deureobwasseumnida |
| Future | 들어볼 거야 deu-ruh-bohl guh-yah deureobol geoya | 들어볼 거예요 deu-ruh-bohl guh-yae-yoh deureobol geoyeyo | 들어볼 겁니다 deu-ruh-bohl guhm-nee-dah deureobol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
들어보세요
deu-ruh-boh-sae-yoh
deureoboseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
들어봐요
deu-ruh-bwah-yoh
deureobwayo
Question Polite (요)
들어봐요?
deu-ruh-bwah-yoh-?
deureobwayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
들어보고
deu-ruh-boh-goh
deureobogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
들어보면
deu-ruh-boh-myuhn
deureobomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
들어보고 있어요
deu-ruh-boh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
deureobogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
들어보고 싶어요
deu-ruh-boh-goh shee-puh-yoh
deureobogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
들어볼 수 있어요
deu-ruh-bohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
deureobol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
들어봐서
deu-ruh-bwah-suh
deureobwaseo
Noun form — (기)
들어보기
deu-ruh-boh-gee
deureobogi
Noun form — (음)
들어봄
deu-ruh-bohm
deureobom