들어보다

Korean

Etymology

From 들 (deul-, “to get in; to be included”)+ 어 (-eo, infinitive suffix) + 보다 (boda, “to try”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɯɾʌ̹bo̞da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [드러보다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	deureoboda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	deul'eoboda
McCune–Reischauer?	tŭrŏboda
Yale Romanization?	tul.epota

Verb

들어보다 • (deureoboda) (infinitive 들어봐 or 들어보아, sequential 들어보니)

1. Jeolla dialect form of 주워듣다 (juwodeutda, “to pick up (information) by listening”)

   나는 그 노래를 들어봤지만 가수 이름은 모르겠다.

   Na-neun geu norae-reul deureobwat-jiman gasu ireum-eun moreugetda.

   I've heard the song before, but I don't know the name of the singer.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 들어보다 (deureoboda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	들어본다 deureobonda	들어봐 deureobwa	들어봐요, 들어보아요 deureobwayo, deureoboayo	들어봅니다 deureobomnida
	Past	들어봤다 deureobwatda	들어봤어 deureobwasseo	들어봤어요 deureobwasseoyo	들어봤습니다 deureobwatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	들어보느냐 deureoboneunya	들어봐 deureobwa	들어봐요, 들어보아요 deureobwayo, deureoboayo	들어봅니까 deureobomnikka
	Past	들어봤느냐 deureobwanneunya	들어봤어 deureobwasseo	들어봤어요 deureobwasseoyo	들어봤습니까 deureobwatseumnikka
Hortative		들어보자 deureoboja	들어봐 deureobwa	들어봐요, 들어보아요 deureobwayo, deureoboayo	들어보십시다 deureobosipsida
Imperative		들어봐라, 들어보아라 deureobwara, deureoboara	들어봐 deureobwa	들어봐요, 들어보아요 deureobwayo, deureoboayo	들어봅시오 deureobopsio
Assertive		들어보겠다 deureobogetda	들어보겠어 deureobogesseo	들어보겠어요 deureobogesseoyo	들어보겠습니다 deureobogetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		들어봐 deureobwa	들어봐서, 들어보아서 deureobwaseo, deureoboaseo	들어보니 deureoboni	들어보니까 deureobonikka
Contrast		들어보지만 deureobojiman	들어보는데 deureoboneunde	들어보더니 deureobodeoni
Conjunction		들어보고 deureobogo
Condition		들어보면 deureobomyeon	들어봐야, 들어보아야 deureobwaya, deureoboaya
Motive		들어보려고 deureoboryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		들어봄 deureobom	들어보기 deureobogi
Past-tense verbal nouns		들어봤음, 들어보았음 deureobwasseum, deureoboasseum	들어봤기, 들어보았기 deureobwatgi, deureoboatgi
Determiners	Past	들어본 deureobon
	Present	들어보는 deureoboneun
	Future	들어볼 deureobol

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	들어보신다 deureobosinda	들어보셔 deureobosyeo	들어보세요, 들어보셔요 deureoboseyo, deureobosyeoyo	들어보십니다 deureobosimnida
	Past	들어보셨다 deureobosyeotda	들어보셨어 deureobosyeosseo	들어보셨어요 deureobosyeosseoyo	들어보셨습니다 deureobosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	들어보시느냐 deureobosineunya	들어보셔 deureobosyeo	들어보세요, 들어보셔요 deureoboseyo, deureobosyeoyo	들어보십니까 deureobosimnikka
	Past	들어보셨느냐 deureobosyeonneunya	들어보셨어 deureobosyeosseo	들어보셨어요 deureobosyeosseoyo	들어보셨습니까 deureobosyeotseumnikka
Imperative		들어보시라 deureobosira	들어보셔 deureobosyeo	들어보세요 deureoboseyo	들어보십시오 deureobosipsio
Assertive		들어보시겠다 deureobosigetda	들어보시겠어 deureobosigesseo	들어보시겠어요 deureobosigesseoyo	들어보시겠습니다 deureobosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		들어보셔 deureobosyeo	들어보셔서 deureobosyeoseo	들어보시니 deureobosini	들어보시니까 deureobosinikka
Contrast		들어보시지만 deureobosijiman	들어보시는데 deureobosineunde	들어보시더니 deureobosideoni
Conjunction		들어보시고 deureobosigo
Condition		들어보시면 deureobosimyeon	들어보셔야 deureobosyeoya
Motive		들어보시려고 deureobosiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		들어보심 deureobosim	들어보시기 deureobosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		들어보셨음 deureobosyeosseum	들어보셨기 deureobosyeotgi
Determiners	Past	들어보신 deureobosin
	Present	들어보시는 deureobosineun
	Future	들어보실 deureobosil