되돌아보다 conjugation
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| Form | Korean | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 되돌아보다 | |
| Polite present | 되돌아봐요 | |
| Polite past | 되돌아봤어요 | |
| Polite future | 되돌아볼 거예요 | |
| Formal | 되돌아봅니다 |
The polite forms end in 요 and suit most conversations; the formal form is for announcements, presentations and first meetings. The same form works for I, you, she or they.
How 되돌아보다 conjugates
- Find the stem. Take 다 off 되돌아보다 and you are left with 되돌아보.
- Check the last vowel. It is ㅗ, and a stem ending in ㅏ or ㅗ takes 아요.
- Join them. The vowels merge as they meet: 되돌아보 + 아요 gives 되돌아봐요.
- Build the rest on it. The past tense adds ㅆ to the same base, giving 되돌아봤어요, and the table above has the future and the formal form.
More regular verbs
- 물려받다to inherit
- 물려주다to pass down
- 이어지다to continue (be connected)
- 전해지다to be handed down
- 무너지다to crumble
- 기리다to honor (memory)
Conjugate any other verb with the Korean verb conjugator, or read the guide to Korean verb conjugation for the rules behind the table.