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KOREAN VERB

구경하다

to look around, to sightsee

  • #227 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

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

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

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

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 구경하다

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

  1. Present

    저는 주말마다 남대문 시장을 구경해요.

    Every weekend I look around Namdaemun Market.

  2. Past

    어제 경복궁을 구경했어요, 정말 멋졌어요.

    Yesterday I looked around Gyeongbokgung; it was really impressive.

  3. Future

    내일은 하루 종일 인사동을 구경할 거예요.

    Tomorrow I'll sightsee in Insadong all day.

  4. Honorific

    부모님은 어제 창덕궁을 천천히 구경하셨어요.

    My parents took a slow look around Changdeokgung yesterday.

  5. Connectives

    시장을 구경하고 나서 떡볶이를 먹었어요.

    After looking around the market, we ate tteokbokki.

  6. Requests and commands

    천천히 구경하세요, 저는 밖에서 기다릴게요.

    Take your time looking around; I'll wait outside.

Good to know

  • 구경 is looking for pleasure, a market, a show, the fireworks; 구경만 하다 is to just look without buying.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.