지켜봐
chee-kyuh-bwah
jikyeobwa
regular
지켜보다
To say to watch politely in the present tense, use 지켜봐요 (chee-kyuh-bwah-yoh) · jikyeobwayo. Below is the full conjugation of 지켜보다 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 | 지켜봐요 chee-kyuh-bwah-yoh jikyeobwayo | 지켜봅니다 chee-kyuh-bohm-nee-dah jikyeobomnida | |
| Past | 지켜봤어 chee-kyuh-bwah-ssuh jikyeobwasseo | 지켜봤어요 chee-kyuh-bwah-ssuh-yoh jikyeobwasseoyo | 지켜봤습니다 chee-kyuh-bwah-sseum-nee-dah jikyeobwasseumnida |
| Future | 지켜볼 거야 chee-kyuh-bohl guh-yah jikyeobol geoya | 지켜볼 거예요 chee-kyuh-bohl guh-yae-yoh jikyeobol geoyeyo | 지켜볼 겁니다 chee-kyuh-bohl guhm-nee-dah jikyeobol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
지켜보세요
chee-kyuh-boh-sae-yoh
jikyeoboseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
지켜봐요
chee-kyuh-bwah-yoh
jikyeobwayo
Question Polite (요)
지켜봐요?
chee-kyuh-bwah-yoh-?
jikyeobwayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
지켜보고
chee-kyuh-boh-goh
jikyeobogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
지켜보면
chee-kyuh-boh-myuhn
jikyeobomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
지켜보고 있어요
chee-kyuh-boh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jikyeobogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
지켜보고 싶어요
chee-kyuh-boh-goh shee-puh-yoh
jikyeobogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
지켜볼 수 있어요
chee-kyuh-bohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jikyeobol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
지켜봐서
chee-kyuh-bwah-suh
jikyeobwaseo
Noun form — (기)
지켜보기
chee-kyuh-boh-gee
jikyeobogi
Noun form — (음)
지켜봄
chee-kyuh-bohm
jikyeobom