살펴봐
sahl-pyuh-bwah
salpyeobwa
regular
살펴보다
To say to observe, to watch attentively politely in the present tense, use 살펴봐요 (sahl-pyuh-bwah-yoh) · salpyeobwayo. Below is the full conjugation of 살펴보다 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 | 살펴봐요 sahl-pyuh-bwah-yoh salpyeobwayo | 살펴봅니다 sahl-pyuh-bohm-nee-dah salpyeobomnida | |
| Past | 살펴봤어 sahl-pyuh-bwah-ssuh salpyeobwasseo | 살펴봤어요 sahl-pyuh-bwah-ssuh-yoh salpyeobwasseoyo | 살펴봤습니다 sahl-pyuh-bwah-sseum-nee-dah salpyeobwasseumnida |
| Future | 살펴볼 거야 sahl-pyuh-bohl guh-yah salpyeobol geoya | 살펴볼 거예요 sahl-pyuh-bohl guh-yae-yoh salpyeobol geoyeyo | 살펴볼 겁니다 sahl-pyuh-bohl guhm-nee-dah salpyeobol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
살펴보세요
sahl-pyuh-boh-sae-yoh
salpyeoboseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
살펴봐요
sahl-pyuh-bwah-yoh
salpyeobwayo
Question Polite (요)
살펴봐요?
sahl-pyuh-bwah-yoh-?
salpyeobwayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
살펴보고
sahl-pyuh-boh-goh
salpyeobogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
살펴보면
sahl-pyuh-boh-myuhn
salpyeobomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
살펴보고 있어요
sahl-pyuh-boh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
salpyeobogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
살펴보고 싶어요
sahl-pyuh-boh-goh shee-puh-yoh
salpyeobogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
살펴볼 수 있어요
sahl-pyuh-bohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
salpyeobol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
살펴봐서
sahl-pyuh-bwah-suh
salpyeobwaseo
Noun form — (기)
살펴보기
sahl-pyuh-boh-gee
salpyeobogi
Noun form — (음)
살펴봄
sahl-pyuh-bohm
salpyeobom