Korean reference

돌아보다

doraboda

to look back

Regular · 24 form tables

Includes verbs and adjectives. Rows show speech levels and constructions, rather than personal pronouns. Honorific forms refer to a respected subject.

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Tense

Present

돌아보다: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dorabwayolook back
합니다체, formal polite level	dorabomnidalook back
해체, casual level	dorabwalook back
한다체, plain written level	dorabondalook back

Past

돌아보다: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dorabwasseoyolooked back
합니다체, formal polite level	dorabwatseumnidalooked back
해체, casual level	dorabwasseolooked back
한다체, plain written level	dorabwatdalooked back

Future

돌아보다: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dorabol geoyeyowill look back
합니다체, formal polite level	dorabol geomnidawill look back
해체, casual level	dorabol geoyawill look back
한다체, plain written level	dorabol geosidawill look back

Intention / conjecture

돌아보다: Intention / conjecture
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dorabogesseoyowill probably look back
합니다체, formal polite level	dorabogetseumnidawill probably look back
해체, casual level	dorabogesseowill probably look back
한다체, plain written level	dorabogetdawill probably look back

Progressive

돌아보다: Progressive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dorabogo isseoyobe looking back
합니다체, formal polite level	dorabogo itseumnidabe looking back
해체, casual level	dorabogo isseobe looking back
한다체, plain written level	dorabogo itdabe looking back

Negative

Short negative

돌아보다: Short negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	an dorabwayodo not look back
합니다체, formal polite level	an dorabomnidado not look back
해체, casual level	an dorabwado not look back
한다체, plain written level	an dorabondado not look back

Long negative

돌아보다: Long negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	doraboji anayodo not look back
합니다체, formal polite level	doraboji anseumnidado not look back
해체, casual level	doraboji anado not look back
한다체, plain written level	doraboji anneundado not look back

Endings

Honorific

돌아보다: Honorific
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	doraboseyohe/she looks back (honorific)
합니다체, formal polite level	dorabosimnidahe/she looks back (honorific)
해체, casual level	dorabosyeohe/she looks back (honorific)
한다체, plain written level	dorabosindahe/she looks back (honorific)

Wish

돌아보다: Wish
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dorabogo sipeoyoI want to look back
합니다체, formal polite level	dorabogo sipseumnidaI want to look back
해체, casual level	dorabogo sipeoI want to look back
한다체, plain written level	dorabogo sipdaI want to look back

Question

돌아보다: Question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dorabwayo?do you look back?
합니다체, formal polite level	dorabomnikka?do you look back?
해체, casual level	dorabwa?do you look back?
한다체, plain written level	doraboni?do you look back?

Past question

돌아보다: Past question
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dorabwasseoyo?did you look back?
합니다체, formal polite level	dorabwatseumnikka?did you look back?
해체, casual level	dorabwasseo?did you look back?
한다체, plain written level	dorabwanni?did you look back?

Request

돌아보다: Request
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	doraboseyolook back!
합니다체, formal polite level	dorabosipsiolook back!
해체, casual level	dorabwalook back!
한다체, plain written level	dorabwaralook back!

Proposal

돌아보다: Proposal
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dorabwayolet's look back!
합니다체, formal polite level	dorabopsidalet's look back!
해체, casual level	dorabojalet's look back!
한다체, plain written level	dorabojalet's look back!

Promise

돌아보다: Promise
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dorabolgeyoI will look back
해체, casual level	dorabolgeI will look back

Shall I?

돌아보다: Shall I?
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
해요체, everyday polite level	dorabolkkayo?shall I look back?
해체, casual level	dorabolkka?shall I look back?

Linking

And

돌아보다: And
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	dorabogoI look back, and

And so / because

돌아보다: And so / because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	dorabwaseobecause I look back

If

돌아보다: If
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	dorabomyeonif you look back

But

돌아보다: But
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	dorabojimanI look back, but

Because

돌아보다: Because
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	dorabonikkabecause I look back

Background

돌아보다: Background
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	doraboneundeI look back (background)

Modifier

Present noun modifier

돌아보다: Present noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	doraboneunlook back (before a noun)

Past noun modifier

돌아보다: Past noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	dorabonlooked back (before a noun)

Future noun modifier

돌아보다: Future noun modifier
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Connecting / modifying form	dorabolwill look back (before a noun)

Additional forms

Additional honorific forms

돌아보다: Additional honorific forms
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Saying it happened (았/었)	dorabosyeosseoyohe/she looked back (honorific)

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