얕봐
yaht-bwah
yatbwa
regular
얕보다
To say to look down on politely in the present tense, use 얕봐요 (yaht-bwah-yoh) · yatbwayo. Below is the full conjugation of 얕보다 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 | 얕봐요 yaht-bwah-yoh yatbwayo | 얕봅니다 yaht-bohm-nee-dah yatbomnida | |
| Past | 얕봤어 yaht-bwah-ssuh yatbwasseo | 얕봤어요 yaht-bwah-ssuh-yoh yatbwasseoyo | 얕봤습니다 yaht-bwah-sseum-nee-dah yatbwasseumnida |
| Future | 얕볼 거야 yaht-bohl guh-yah yatbol geoya | 얕볼 거예요 yaht-bohl guh-yae-yoh yatbol geoyeyo | 얕볼 겁니다 yaht-bohl guhm-nee-dah yatbol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
얕보세요
yaht-boh-sae-yoh
yatboseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
얕봐요
yaht-bwah-yoh
yatbwayo
Question Polite (요)
얕봐요?
yaht-bwah-yoh-?
yatbwayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
얕보고
yaht-boh-goh
yatbogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
얕보면
yaht-boh-myuhn
yatbomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
얕보고 있어요
yaht-boh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
yatbogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
얕보고 싶어요
yaht-boh-goh shee-puh-yoh
yatbogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
얕볼 수 있어요
yaht-bohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
yatbol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
얕봐서
yaht-bwah-suh
yatbwaseo
Noun form — (기)
얕보기
yaht-boh-gee
yatbogi
Noun form — (음)
얕봄
yaht-bohm
yatbom