Difference between revisions of "아/어 보다"

Revision as of 01:42, 15 June 2009

Verb + 아/어/여 보다 : This pattern is equivalent to equivalent statement

For Conjugation rules, see the basic conjugation for 아/어/여. Some basic examples:

Korean	English	Notes
이거 먹어봐.	Try this (food).	low form
미국에 한번 가봤어요.	I've been (by) America once.	polite informal form
한번 마셔 보세요.	Please try this one time (drink).	polite informal form
입어보세요.	Please try this on.	polite informal form
그 책 읽어봤어?	Have you (ever) read the book?	low form
잘 생각해 보세요.	Please think hard about this.	polite informal form
그 사람 만나봤어?	Have you ever met that person?	low form
말 타봤어요?	Have you ever rode a horse?	polite informal form
생각해볼게.	I'll think about it.	low form
고생을 많이 해봤어요.	I've suffered a lot.	polite informal form

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 {{Example table
 |Korex1 =이거 먹어봐.
-|Engex1 =Try this.
+|Engex1 =Try this (food).
 |Comment1 =low form
 |Korex2 =미국에 한번 가봤어요.
-|Engex2 =I've been America once.
+|Engex2 =I've been (by) America once.
 |Comment2 =polite informal form
 |Korex3 =한번 마셔 보세요.
-|Engex3 =Have a drink.
+|Engex3 =Please try this one time (drink).
 |Comment3 =polite informal form
 |Korex4 =입어보세요.
-|Engex4 =You can try on.
+|Engex4 =Please try this on.
 |Comment4 =polite informal form
 |Korex5 =그 책 읽어봤어?
-|Engex5 =Have you read the book?
+|Engex5 =Have you (ever) read the book?
 |Comment5 =low form
 |Korex6 =잘 생각해 보세요.
-|Engex6 =Think hard about this.
+|Engex6 =Please think hard about this.
 |Comment6 =polite informal form
 |Korex7 =그 사람 만나봤어?
-|Engex7 =Have you met the guy?
+|Engex7 =Have you ever met that person?
 |Comment7 =low form
 |Korex8 = 말 타봤어요?
-|Engex8 =Have you ride a horse?
+|Engex8 =Have you ever rode a horse?
 |Comment8 =polite informal form
 |Korex9 =생각해볼게.