돌보다

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ɭbo̞da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [돌(ː)보다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dolboda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dolboda
McCune–Reischauer?	tolboda
Yale Romanization?	tōl.pota

Verb

돌보다 • (dolboda) (infinitive 돌봐 or 돌보아, sequential 돌보니)

1. to care for; to take care of

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 돌보다 (dolboda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	돌본다 dolbonda	돌봐 dolbwa	돌봐요, 돌보아요 dolbwayo, dolboayo	돌봅니다 dolbomnida
	Past	돌봤다 dolbwatda	돌봤어 dolbwasseo	돌봤어요 dolbwasseoyo	돌봤습니다 dolbwatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	돌보느냐 dolboneunya	돌봐 dolbwa	돌봐요, 돌보아요 dolbwayo, dolboayo	돌봅니까 dolbomnikka
	Past	돌봤느냐 dolbwanneunya	돌봤어 dolbwasseo	돌봤어요 dolbwasseoyo	돌봤습니까 dolbwatseumnikka
Hortative		돌보자 dolboja	돌봐 dolbwa	돌봐요, 돌보아요 dolbwayo, dolboayo	돌보십시다 dolbosipsida
Imperative		돌봐라, 돌보아라 dolbwara, dolboara	돌봐 dolbwa	돌봐요, 돌보아요 dolbwayo, dolboayo	돌봅시오 dolbopsio
Assertive		돌보겠다 dolbogetda	돌보겠어 dolbogesseo	돌보겠어요 dolbogesseoyo	돌보겠습니다 dolbogetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		돌봐 dolbwa	돌봐서, 돌보아서 dolbwaseo, dolboaseo	돌보니 dolboni	돌보니까 dolbonikka
Contrast		돌보지만 dolbojiman	돌보는데 dolboneunde	돌보더니 dolbodeoni
Conjunction		돌보고 dolbogo
Condition		돌보면 dolbomyeon	돌봐야, 돌보아야 dolbwaya, dolboaya
Motive		돌보려고 dolboryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		돌봄 dolbom	돌보기 dolbogi
Past-tense verbal nouns		돌봤음, 돌보았음 dolbwasseum, dolboasseum	돌봤기, 돌보았기 dolbwatgi, dolboatgi
Determiners	Past	돌본 dolbon
	Present	돌보는 dolboneun
	Future	돌볼 dolbol

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	돌보신다 dolbosinda	돌보셔 dolbosyeo	돌보세요, 돌보셔요 dolboseyo, dolbosyeoyo	돌보십니다 dolbosimnida
	Past	돌보셨다 dolbosyeotda	돌보셨어 dolbosyeosseo	돌보셨어요 dolbosyeosseoyo	돌보셨습니다 dolbosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	돌보시느냐 dolbosineunya	돌보셔 dolbosyeo	돌보세요, 돌보셔요 dolboseyo, dolbosyeoyo	돌보십니까 dolbosimnikka
	Past	돌보셨느냐 dolbosyeonneunya	돌보셨어 dolbosyeosseo	돌보셨어요 dolbosyeosseoyo	돌보셨습니까 dolbosyeotseumnikka
Imperative		돌보시라 dolbosira	돌보셔 dolbosyeo	돌보세요 dolboseyo	돌보십시오 dolbosipsio
Assertive		돌보시겠다 dolbosigetda	돌보시겠어 dolbosigesseo	돌보시겠어요 dolbosigesseoyo	돌보시겠습니다 dolbosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		돌보셔 dolbosyeo	돌보셔서 dolbosyeoseo	돌보시니 dolbosini	돌보시니까 dolbosinikka
Contrast		돌보시지만 dolbosijiman	돌보시는데 dolbosineunde	돌보시더니 dolbosideoni
Conjunction		돌보시고 dolbosigo
Condition		돌보시면 dolbosimyeon	돌보셔야 dolbosyeoya
Motive		돌보시려고 dolbosiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		돌보심 dolbosim	돌보시기 dolbosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		돌보셨음 dolbosyeosseum	돌보셨기 dolbosyeotgi
Determiners	Past	돌보신 dolbosin
	Present	돌보시는 dolbosineun
	Future	돌보실 dolbosil

Derived terms

• 돌봄 (dolbom, “care”)