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KOREAN VERB

뵙다

to see, to meet (humble)

  • #32 most used
  • Irregular verb

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI see
NegativeI don’t see

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI saw
NegativeI didn’t see

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will see
NegativeI won’t see

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI see (respectfully)
PastI saw (respectfully)
FutureI will see (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) seeing, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) seeing, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I see
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I see
  5. But (-지만) I see, but…

Requests and commands

명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요

  1. Please (-(으)세요) please see
  2. Formal request (-(으)십시오) please see (formal)
  3. Plain command see! (casual)
  4. Please don’t please don’t see

How to use 뵙다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    저는 매주 토요일에 할머니를 봬요.

    I see Grandma every Saturday.

  2. Past

    어제 회사에서 김 사장님을 뵀어요.

    Yesterday I met Mr. Kim at the office.

  3. Future

    다음 달에 교수님을 뵐 거예요.

    I'll see the professor next month.

  4. Honorific

    어머니가 어제 선생님을 뵈셨어요.

    Mother met the teacher yesterday.

  5. Connectives

    할아버지를 뵙고 바로 집에 왔어요.

    I saw Grandpa and came straight home.

  6. Requests and commands

    내일 아침에 사장님을 먼저 뵈세요.

    Meet the boss first tomorrow morning.

Good to know

  • 뵙다 is 보다 or 만나다 when you meet someone above you; 처음 뵙겠습니다 opens a first meeting.
  • 뵙다 keeps its ㅂ only before 고, 습니다, 지, 겠: before a vowel it is 뵈다, so 봬요, 뵀어요, 뵐 거예요.

Where you hear 뵙다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Beginner Level 1

  • 처음 뵙겠습니다. How do you do.
  • 어제 교감 선생님을 뵀어요. I saw the vice-principal yesterday.
  • 내일 뵙겠습니다. I'll see you tomorrow.

Korean · Intermediate Level 3

  • 처음 뵙겠습니다. How do you do.
  • 어제 교감 선생님을 뵀어요. I saw the vice-principal yesterday.
  • 내일 뵙겠습니다. I'll see you tomorrow.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.