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KOREAN VERB

살펴보다

to look over, to examine

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Conjugation

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Present

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

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

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

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

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

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

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 살펴보다

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

  1. Present

    저는 서명하기 전에 계약서를 꼼꼼히 살펴봐요.

    Before signing, I look the contract over carefully.

  2. Past

    의사가 제 손목을 자세히 살펴봤어요.

    The doctor examined my wrist closely.

  3. Future

    집에 가서 보고서를 다시 살펴볼 거예요.

    I'll go home and look over the report again.

  4. Honorific

    김 선생님이 제 답안을 천천히 살펴보셨어요.

    Mr. Kim looked over my answers slowly.

  5. Connectives

    지도를 살펴보니까 역이 바로 옆이에요.

    Looking at the map, the station is right next door.

  6. Requests and commands

    사기 전에 상태를 잘 살펴보세요.

    Look over the condition carefully before you buy.

Good to know

  • 살펴보다 is a careful look at something, a contract, a patient, a map; 둘러보다 is a look around a place.

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