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KOREAN VERB

쳐다보다

to stare at

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI stare at
NegativeI don’t stare at

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI stared at
NegativeI didn’t stare at

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will stare at
NegativeI won’t stare at

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI stare at (respectfully)
PastI stared at (respectfully)
FutureI will stare at (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 쳐다보다

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

  1. Present

    지하철에서 사람들이 제 모자를 쳐다봐요.

    On the subway people stare at my hat.

  2. Past

    민준이가 아무 말 없이 저를 쳐다봤어요.

    Min-jun stared at me without saying anything.

  3. Future

    이렇게 입고 가면 다들 쳐다볼 거예요.

    If I go dressed like this, everyone will stare.

  4. Honorific

    박 사장님이 저를 한참 쳐다보셨어요.

    Mrs. Park stared at me for quite a while.

  5. Connectives

    민준이가 자꾸 쳐다보니까 얼굴이 빨개졌어요.

    Min-jun kept staring, so my face went red.

  6. Requests and commands

    저를 그렇게 쳐다보지 마세요, 부담스러워요.

    Don't stare at me like that; it makes me uncomfortable.

Good to know

  • 쳐다보다 is a direct look that can be rude, a stare; 바라보다 is softer, and 보다 is just to see.

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