Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI gaze at | |||
| NegativeI don’t gaze at |
Conjugation
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Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI gazed at | |||
| NegativeI didn’t gaze at |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will gaze at | |||
| NegativeI won’t gaze at |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI gaze at (respectfully) | ||
| PastI gazed at (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will gaze at (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) gazing at, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) gazing at, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I gaze at
- Because (-(으)니까) because I gaze at
- But (-지만) I gaze at, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please gaze at
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please gaze at (formal)
- Plain command gaze at! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t gaze at
How to use 바라보다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
저는 창가에 앉아서 한강을 바라봐요.
I sit by the window and gaze at the Han River.
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Past
우리는 말없이 한참 밤하늘을 바라봤어요.
We gazed at the night sky for a long while without a word.
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Future
오늘 저녁엔 옥상에서 노을을 바라볼 거예요.
This evening I'll gaze at the sunset from the rooftop.
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Honorific
할아버지는 창밖을 한참 동안 바라보셨어요.
Grandpa gazed out of the window for a long time.
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Connectives
바다를 바라보고 있으면 걱정이 사라져요.
When I'm gazing at the sea, my worries disappear.
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Requests and commands
저 산을 한번 바라보세요, 정말 멋지죠?
Take a look at that mountain; isn't it great?
Good to know
- 바라보다 is a long, quiet look, at the sea, the sky, someone; it also means to see a situation a certain way: 긍정적으로 바라보다.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.