물어봐
moo-ruh-bwah
mureobwa
regular
물어보다
To say to ask (about something) politely in the present tense, use 물어봐요 (moo-ruh-bwah-yoh) · mureobwayo. Below is the full conjugation of 물어보다 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 | 물어봐요 moo-ruh-bwah-yoh mureobwayo | 물어봅니다 moo-ruh-bohm-nee-dah mureobomnida | |
| Past | 물어봤어 moo-ruh-bwah-ssuh mureobwasseo | 물어봤어요 moo-ruh-bwah-ssuh-yoh mureobwasseoyo | 물어봤습니다 moo-ruh-bwah-sseum-nee-dah mureobwasseumnida |
| Future | 물어볼 거야 moo-ruh-bohl guh-yah mureobol geoya | 물어볼 거예요 moo-ruh-bohl guh-yae-yoh mureobol geoyeyo | 물어볼 겁니다 moo-ruh-bohl guhm-nee-dah mureobol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
물어보세요
moo-ruh-boh-sae-yoh
mureoboseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
물어봐요
moo-ruh-bwah-yoh
mureobwayo
Question Polite (요)
물어봐요?
moo-ruh-bwah-yoh-?
mureobwayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
물어보고
moo-ruh-boh-goh
mureobogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
물어보면
moo-ruh-boh-myuhn
mureobomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
물어보고 있어요
moo-ruh-boh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
mureobogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
물어보고 싶어요
moo-ruh-boh-goh shee-puh-yoh
mureobogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
물어볼 수 있어요
moo-ruh-bohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
mureobol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
물어봐서
moo-ruh-bwah-suh
mureobwaseo
Noun form — (기)
물어보기
moo-ruh-boh-gee
mureobogi
Noun form — (음)
물어봄
moo-ruh-bohm
mureobom