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LEVEL 4 LESSON 12

In this lesson, we are going to look at the sentence structure -아/어/여 보다 [-a/eo/yeo bo-da] and how it

is used.

Basic meaning

-아/어/여 보다 basically means “to try doing something” .

If you break down the structure, it is comprised of two parts. -아/어/여 [-a/eo/yeo] and 보다 [bo-da]. -아/어/여

is the basic suffix that you use after verb stems, and 보다 means “to see”. The literal translation of -아/어/여 보

다 is “to do something and see (what happens)”, so the idiomatic meaning is “to try doing something” or “to give

something a try.”

Verb conjugation examples:

Ex 1)

쓰다 [sseu-da] = to use

--> 쓰 + -어 보다 = 써 보다 [sseo bo-da] = to try using something

이거 써 봤어요? [i-geo sseo bwa-sseo-yo?] = Have you tried using this?

Ex 2)

들어가다 [deu-reo-ga-da] = to enter, to go in

--> 들어가 + -아 보다 = 들어가 보다 [deu-reo-ga bo-da] = to try going in

들어가 볼까요? [deu-reo-ga bol-kka-yo?] = Shall we try going in (and see what it’s like)?

Ex 3)

하다 [ha-da] = to do

--> 하 + -여 보다 = 해 보다 [hae bo-da] = to try doing something

이거 해 보고 싶어요. [i-geo hae bo-go si-peo-yo.] = I want to try doing this.

Fixed expressions and verbs containing -아/어/여 보다

Since -아/어/여 보다 is a very commonly used structure, some verbs are very commonly used in the -아/어/여 보다

structure, and some other verbs are actually already in the form of -아/어/여 보다. And in that case, since -아/어/여

보다 is part of the verbs, the space between -아/어/여 and 보다 is not even necessary.

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LEVEL 4 LESSON 12

1. 물어보다 [mu-reo-bo-da] vs 물어 보다 [mu-reo bo-da]

- 물어보다 = to ask

- 물어 보다 = to try asking (묻다 + 보다)

2. 알아보다 [a-ra-bo-da] vs 알아 보다 [a-ra bo-da]

- 알아보다 = to look into something, to recognize

- 알아 보다 (x)

3. 지켜보다 [ji-kyeo-bo-da] vs 지켜 보다 [ji-kyeo bo-da]

- 지켜보다 = to keep a watchful eye on someone/something

- 지켜 보다 (x)

Sample sentences

1. 이거 먹어 봐요.

[i-geo meo-geo bwa-yo.]

= Try eating this. / Try some of this.

2. 저도 거기 안 가 봤어요.

[jeo-do geo-gi an ga bwa-sseo-yo.]

= I haven’t been there yet, either. / I haven’t tried going there, either.

3. 제가 먼저 해 볼게요.

[je-ga meon-jeo hae bol-ge-yo.]

= I will try doing it first. / I will give it a try first.

4. 누구한테 물어볼까요?

[nu-gu-han-te mu-reo-bol-kka-yo?]

= Whom shall I ask?

5. 제가 알아볼게요.

[je-ga a-ra-bol-ge-yo.]

= I’ll look into it.

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