우러러봐
oo-ruh-ruh-bwah
ureoreobwa
regular
우러러보다
To say to look up to politely in the present tense, use 우러러봐요 (oo-ruh-ruh-bwah-yoh) · ureoreobwayo. Below is the full conjugation of 우러러보다 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 | 우러러봐요 oo-ruh-ruh-bwah-yoh ureoreobwayo | 우러러봅니다 oo-ruh-ruh-bohm-nee-dah ureoreobomnida | |
| Past | 우러러봤어 oo-ruh-ruh-bwah-ssuh ureoreobwasseo | 우러러봤어요 oo-ruh-ruh-bwah-ssuh-yoh ureoreobwasseoyo | 우러러봤습니다 oo-ruh-ruh-bwah-sseum-nee-dah ureoreobwasseumnida |
| Future | 우러러볼 거야 oo-ruh-ruh-bohl guh-yah ureoreobol geoya | 우러러볼 거예요 oo-ruh-ruh-bohl guh-yae-yoh ureoreobol geoyeyo | 우러러볼 겁니다 oo-ruh-ruh-bohl guhm-nee-dah ureoreobol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
우러러보세요
oo-ruh-ruh-boh-sae-yoh
ureoreoboseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
우러러봐요
oo-ruh-ruh-bwah-yoh
ureoreobwayo
Question Polite (요)
우러러봐요?
oo-ruh-ruh-bwah-yoh-?
ureoreobwayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
우러러보고
oo-ruh-ruh-boh-goh
ureoreobogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
우러러보면
oo-ruh-ruh-boh-myuhn
ureoreobomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
우러러보고 있어요
oo-ruh-ruh-boh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ureoreobogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
우러러보고 싶어요
oo-ruh-ruh-boh-goh shee-puh-yoh
ureoreobogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
우러러볼 수 있어요
oo-ruh-ruh-bohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ureoreobol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
우러러봐서
oo-ruh-ruh-bwah-suh
ureoreobwaseo
Noun form — (기)
우러러보기
oo-ruh-ruh-boh-gee
ureoreobogi
Noun form — (음)
우러러봄
oo-ruh-ruh-bohm
ureoreobom