내려다봐
nae-ryuh-dah-bwah
naeryeodabwa
regular
내려다보다
To say to look down politely in the present tense, use 내려다봐요 (nae-ryuh-dah-bwah-yoh) · naeryeodabwayo. Below is the full conjugation of 내려다보다 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 | 내려다봐요 nae-ryuh-dah-bwah-yoh naeryeodabwayo | 내려다봅니다 nae-ryuh-dah-bohm-nee-dah naeryeodabomnida | |
| Past | 내려다봤어 nae-ryuh-dah-bwah-ssuh naeryeodabwasseo | 내려다봤어요 nae-ryuh-dah-bwah-ssuh-yoh naeryeodabwasseoyo | 내려다봤습니다 nae-ryuh-dah-bwah-sseum-nee-dah naeryeodabwasseumnida |
| Future | 내려다볼 거야 nae-ryuh-dah-bohl guh-yah naeryeodabol geoya | 내려다볼 거예요 nae-ryuh-dah-bohl guh-yae-yoh naeryeodabol geoyeyo | 내려다볼 겁니다 nae-ryuh-dah-bohl guhm-nee-dah naeryeodabol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
내려다보세요
nae-ryuh-dah-boh-sae-yoh
naeryeodaboseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
내려다봐요
nae-ryuh-dah-bwah-yoh
naeryeodabwayo
Question Polite (요)
내려다봐요?
nae-ryuh-dah-bwah-yoh-?
naeryeodabwayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
내려다보고
nae-ryuh-dah-boh-goh
naeryeodabogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
내려다보면
nae-ryuh-dah-boh-myuhn
naeryeodabomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
내려다보고 있어요
nae-ryuh-dah-boh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
naeryeodabogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
내려다보고 싶어요
nae-ryuh-dah-boh-goh shee-puh-yoh
naeryeodabogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
내려다볼 수 있어요
nae-ryuh-dah-bohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
naeryeodabol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
내려다봐서
nae-ryuh-dah-bwah-suh
naeryeodabwaseo
Noun form — (기)
내려다보기
nae-ryuh-dah-boh-gee
naeryeodabogi
Noun form — (음)
내려다봄
nae-ryuh-dah-bohm
naeryeodabom