맛봐
maht-bwah
matbwa
regular
맛보다
To say to taste, to try (by tasting) politely in the present tense, use 맛봐요 (maht-bwah-yoh) · matbwayo. Below is the full conjugation of 맛보다 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 | 맛봐요 maht-bwah-yoh matbwayo | 맛봅니다 maht-bohm-nee-dah matbomnida | |
| Past | 맛봤어 maht-bwah-ssuh matbwasseo | 맛봤어요 maht-bwah-ssuh-yoh matbwasseoyo | 맛봤습니다 maht-bwah-sseum-nee-dah matbwasseumnida |
| Future | 맛볼 거야 maht-bohl guh-yah matbol geoya | 맛볼 거예요 maht-bohl guh-yae-yoh matbol geoyeyo | 맛볼 겁니다 maht-bohl guhm-nee-dah matbol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
맛보세요
maht-boh-sae-yoh
matboseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
맛봐요
maht-bwah-yoh
matbwayo
Question Polite (요)
맛봐요?
maht-bwah-yoh-?
matbwayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
맛보고
maht-boh-goh
matbogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
맛보면
maht-boh-myuhn
matbomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
맛보고 있어요
maht-boh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
matbogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
맛보고 싶어요
maht-boh-goh shee-puh-yoh
matbogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
맛볼 수 있어요
maht-bohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
matbol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
맛봐서
maht-bwah-suh
matbwaseo
Noun form — (기)
맛보기
maht-boh-gee
matbogi
Noun form — (음)
맛봄
maht-bohm
matbom