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KOREAN VERB

물어보다

to ask

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI ask
NegativeI don’t ask

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI asked
NegativeI didn’t ask

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI ask (respectfully)
PastI asked (respectfully)
FutureI will ask (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 물어보다

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

  1. Present

    모르면 저는 바로 물어봐요.

    When I don't know, I ask right away.

  2. Past

    역에서 길을 물어봤어요.

    I asked the way at the station.

  3. Future

    내일 선생님한테 물어볼 거예요.

    I'll ask the teacher tomorrow.

  4. Honorific

    할머니가 제 이름을 물어보셨어요.

    Grandma asked my name.

  5. Connectives

    먼저 물어보고 사진을 찍으세요.

    Ask first, and then take the picture.

  6. Requests and commands

    모르는 게 있으면 언제든지 물어보세요.

    If there's anything you don't know, ask any time.

Good to know

  • 물어보다 is to ask a question, to a person marked with 한테: 선생님한테 물어보세요. To ask for something is 부탁하다.

Where you hear 물어보다

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Korean · Beginner Level 3

  • 학생들이 많이 물어봐요. The students ask a lot.
  • 이웃에게 물어봤어요. I asked the neighbour.
  • 내일 교감 선생님께 물어볼 거예요. Tomorrow I'll ask the vice-principal.

Korean · Intermediate Level 3

  • 학생들이 많이 물어봐요. The students ask a lot.
  • 이웃에게 물어봤어요. I asked the neighbour.
  • 내일 교감 선생님께 물어볼 거예요. Tomorrow I'll ask the vice-principal.
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The neighbour

Beginner Level 3 · 뭐든지 물어보세요. 사백일 호예요.

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What do Americans eat?

Intermediate Level 3 · 한국 음식이 다 맵냐고 물어봤어요.

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What to bring

Intermediate Level 3 · 형, 부모님이 뭐 물어봤어? · 아빠가 뭘 좋아하는지 물어봤어. · 어머님은 뭘 좋아하시는지 물어봤어. · 달러 어디서 바꾸는지 물어봤어.

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One week in Seoul

Intermediate Level 3 · 왜 다들 빨리 걷냐고 물어봤습니다.

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Half-moon rice cakes

Intermediate Level 3 · 어머니께서 물어보세요. 왜요?

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Namsan

Intermediate Level 3 · 그럼 물어봐.

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Tell us everything

Intermediate Level 3 · 결혼해 줄 거냐고 물어봤어요. · 물어봤더니 당연하다고 대답했어요.

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You should have

Intermediate Level 3 · 아버님은 아시냐고 물어보셨어.

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Eli's parents land

Advanced Level 1 · 아버지가 무슨 음식이냐고 물어봐.

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The first class

Advanced Level 1 · 영어로 물어봐라. · 삼 년. 다음에는 영어로 물어봐라.

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The gifted centre

Advanced Level 2 · 죄송해요. 뭘 물어봤어요?

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The hospital bag

Advanced Level 2 · 아빠는 혼자 찾냐고 물어봐.

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And 3 more lessons.

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