돌아봐
doh-rah-bwah
dorabwa
regular
돌아보다
To say to look back politely in the present tense, use 돌아봐요 (doh-rah-bwah-yoh) · dorabwayo. Below is the full conjugation of 돌아보다 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 | 돌아봐요 doh-rah-bwah-yoh dorabwayo | 돌아봅니다 doh-rah-bohm-nee-dah dorabomnida | |
| Past | 돌아봤어 doh-rah-bwah-ssuh dorabwasseo | 돌아봤어요 doh-rah-bwah-ssuh-yoh dorabwasseoyo | 돌아봤습니다 doh-rah-bwah-sseum-nee-dah dorabwasseumnida |
| Future | 돌아볼 거야 doh-rah-bohl guh-yah dorabol geoya | 돌아볼 거예요 doh-rah-bohl guh-yae-yoh dorabol geoyeyo | 돌아볼 겁니다 doh-rah-bohl guhm-nee-dah dorabol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
돌아보세요
doh-rah-boh-sae-yoh
doraboseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
돌아봐요
doh-rah-bwah-yoh
dorabwayo
Question Polite (요)
돌아봐요?
doh-rah-bwah-yoh-?
dorabwayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
돌아보고
doh-rah-boh-goh
dorabogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
돌아보면
doh-rah-boh-myuhn
dorabomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
돌아보고 있어요
doh-rah-boh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dorabogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
돌아보고 싶어요
doh-rah-boh-goh shee-puh-yoh
dorabogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
돌아볼 수 있어요
doh-rah-bohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dorabol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
돌아봐서
doh-rah-bwah-suh
dorabwaseo
Noun form — (기)
돌아보기
doh-rah-boh-gee
dorabogi
Noun form — (음)
돌아봄
doh-rah-bohm
dorabom