훑어봐
hool-uh-bwah
hueobwa
regular
훑어보다
To say to look over, to scan, to look (someone) up and down politely in the present tense, use 훑어봐요 (hool-uh-bwah-yoh) · hueobwayo. Below is the full conjugation of 훑어보다 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 | 훑어봐요 hool-uh-bwah-yoh hueobwayo | 훑어봅니다 hool-uh-bohm-nee-dah hueobomnida | |
| Past | 훑어봤어 hool-uh-bwah-ssuh hueobwasseo | 훑어봤어요 hool-uh-bwah-ssuh-yoh hueobwasseoyo | 훑어봤습니다 hool-uh-bwah-sseum-nee-dah hueobwasseumnida |
| Future | 훑어볼 거야 hool-uh-bohl guh-yah hueobol geoya | 훑어볼 거예요 hool-uh-bohl guh-yae-yoh hueobol geoyeyo | 훑어볼 겁니다 hool-uh-bohl guhm-nee-dah hueobol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
훑어보세요
hool-uh-boh-sae-yoh
hueoboseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
훑어봐요
hool-uh-bwah-yoh
hueobwayo
Question Polite (요)
훑어봐요?
hool-uh-bwah-yoh-?
hueobwayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
훑어보고
hool-uh-boh-goh
hueobogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
훑어보면
hool-uh-boh-myuhn
hueobomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
훑어보고 있어요
hool-uh-boh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
hueobogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
훑어보고 싶어요
hool-uh-boh-goh shee-puh-yoh
hueobogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
훑어볼 수 있어요
hool-uh-bohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
hueobol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
훑어봐서
hool-uh-bwah-suh
hueobwaseo
Noun form — (기)
훑어보기
hool-uh-boh-gee
hueobogi
Noun form — (음)
훑어봄
hool-uh-bohm
hueobom