KOREAN VERB

돌보다

to look after, to take care of

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI look after
NegativeI don’t look after

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI looked after
NegativeI didn’t look after

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI will look after
NegativeI won’t look after

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

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI look after (respectfully)
PastI looked after (respectfully)
FutureI will look after (respectfully)

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

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

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

Present

주말에는 제가 누나 아이들을 돌봐요.

On weekends I look after my sister's kids.
Past

엄마가 아프셔서 일주일 동안 동생을 돌봤어요.

Mom was ill, so I looked after my little brother for a week.
Future

여행 가는 동안 친구가 고양이를 돌볼 거예요.

While I'm away, a friend will look after the cat.
Honorific

할머니가 어릴 때 저를 돌보셨어요.

Grandma looked after me when I was little.
Connectives

낮에는 아이들을 돌보고 밤에는 공부해요.

In the day I look after the kids, and at night I study.
Requests and commands

내가 없는 동안 강아지 잘 돌봐.

While I'm gone, take good care of the puppy.

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Advanced Level 1 · 네. 잘 돌보겠습니다.

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.