들여다봐
deu-ryuh-dah-bwah
deuryeodabwa
regular
들여다보다
To say to look into, to peer into politely in the present tense, use 들여다봐요 (deu-ryuh-dah-bwah-yoh) · deuryeodabwayo. Below is the full conjugation of 들여다보다 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 | 들여다봐요 deu-ryuh-dah-bwah-yoh deuryeodabwayo | 들여다봅니다 deu-ryuh-dah-bohm-nee-dah deuryeodabomnida | |
| Past | 들여다봤어 deu-ryuh-dah-bwah-ssuh deuryeodabwasseo | 들여다봤어요 deu-ryuh-dah-bwah-ssuh-yoh deuryeodabwasseoyo | 들여다봤습니다 deu-ryuh-dah-bwah-sseum-nee-dah deuryeodabwasseumnida |
| Future | 들여다볼 거야 deu-ryuh-dah-bohl guh-yah deuryeodabol geoya | 들여다볼 거예요 deu-ryuh-dah-bohl guh-yae-yoh deuryeodabol geoyeyo | 들여다볼 겁니다 deu-ryuh-dah-bohl guhm-nee-dah deuryeodabol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
들여다보세요
deu-ryuh-dah-boh-sae-yoh
deuryeodaboseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
들여다봐요
deu-ryuh-dah-bwah-yoh
deuryeodabwayo
Question Polite (요)
들여다봐요?
deu-ryuh-dah-bwah-yoh-?
deuryeodabwayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
들여다보고
deu-ryuh-dah-boh-goh
deuryeodabogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
들여다보면
deu-ryuh-dah-boh-myuhn
deuryeodabomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
들여다보고 있어요
deu-ryuh-dah-boh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
deuryeodabogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
들여다보고 싶어요
deu-ryuh-dah-boh-goh shee-puh-yoh
deuryeodabogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
들여다볼 수 있어요
deu-ryuh-dah-bohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
deuryeodabol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
들여다봐서
deu-ryuh-dah-bwah-suh
deuryeodabwaseo
Noun form — (기)
들여다보기
deu-ryuh-dah-boh-gee
deuryeodabogi
Noun form — (음)
들여다봄
deu-ryuh-dah-bohm
deuryeodabom