돌봐
dohl-bwah
dolbwa
regular
돌보다
To say to care for politely in the present tense, use 돌봐요 (dohl-bwah-yoh) · dolbwayo. Below is the full conjugation of 돌보다 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 | 돌봐요 dohl-bwah-yoh dolbwayo | 돌봅니다 dohl-bohm-nee-dah dolbomnida | |
| Past | 돌봤어 dohl-bwah-ssuh dolbwasseo | 돌봤어요 dohl-bwah-ssuh-yoh dolbwasseoyo | 돌봤습니다 dohl-bwah-sseum-nee-dah dolbwasseumnida |
| Future | 돌볼 거야 dohl-bohl guh-yah dolbol geoya | 돌볼 거예요 dohl-bohl guh-yae-yoh dolbol geoyeyo | 돌볼 겁니다 dohl-bohl guhm-nee-dah dolbol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
돌보세요
dohl-boh-sae-yoh
dolboseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
돌봐요
dohl-bwah-yoh
dolbwayo
Question Polite (요)
돌봐요?
dohl-bwah-yoh-?
dolbwayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
돌보고
dohl-boh-goh
dolbogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
돌보면
dohl-boh-myuhn
dolbomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
돌보고 있어요
dohl-boh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dolbogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
돌보고 싶어요
dohl-boh-goh shee-puh-yoh
dolbogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
돌볼 수 있어요
dohl-bohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dolbol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
돌봐서
dohl-bwah-suh
dolbwaseo
Noun form — (기)
돌보기
dohl-boh-gee
dolbogi
Noun form — (음)
돌봄
dohl-bohm
dolbom