물어보다

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 물어 (mureo, “to ask”) +‎ 보다 (boda, “to have a try at”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [muɾʌ̹bo̞da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [무러보다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mureoboda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mul'eoboda
McCune–Reischauer?	murŏboda
Yale Romanization?	mul.epota

Verb

물어보다 • (mureoboda) (infinitive 물어봐 or 물어보아, sequential 물어보니)

1. to ask (about something)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 물어보다 (mureoboda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	물어본다 mureobonda	물어봐 mureobwa	물어봐요, 물어보아요 mureobwayo, mureoboayo	물어봅니다 mureobomnida
	Past	물어봤다 mureobwatda	물어봤어 mureobwasseo	물어봤어요 mureobwasseoyo	물어봤습니다 mureobwatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	물어보느냐 mureoboneunya	물어봐 mureobwa	물어봐요, 물어보아요 mureobwayo, mureoboayo	물어봅니까 mureobomnikka
	Past	물어봤느냐 mureobwanneunya	물어봤어 mureobwasseo	물어봤어요 mureobwasseoyo	물어봤습니까 mureobwatseumnikka
Hortative		물어보자 mureoboja	물어봐 mureobwa	물어봐요, 물어보아요 mureobwayo, mureoboayo	물어보십시다 mureobosipsida
Imperative		물어봐라, 물어보아라 mureobwara, mureoboara	물어봐 mureobwa	물어봐요, 물어보아요 mureobwayo, mureoboayo	물어봅시오 mureobopsio
Assertive		물어보겠다 mureobogetda	물어보겠어 mureobogesseo	물어보겠어요 mureobogesseoyo	물어보겠습니다 mureobogetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		물어봐 mureobwa	물어봐서, 물어보아서 mureobwaseo, mureoboaseo	물어보니 mureoboni	물어보니까 mureobonikka
Contrast		물어보지만 mureobojiman	물어보는데 mureoboneunde	물어보더니 mureobodeoni
Conjunction		물어보고 mureobogo
Condition		물어보면 mureobomyeon	물어봐야, 물어보아야 mureobwaya, mureoboaya
Motive		물어보려고 mureoboryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		물어봄 mureobom	물어보기 mureobogi
Past-tense verbal nouns		물어봤음, 물어보았음 mureobwasseum, mureoboasseum	물어봤기, 물어보았기 mureobwatgi, mureoboatgi
Determiners	Past	물어본 mureobon
	Present	물어보는 mureoboneun
	Future	물어볼 mureobol

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	물어보신다 mureobosinda	물어보셔 mureobosyeo	물어보세요, 물어보셔요 mureoboseyo, mureobosyeoyo	물어보십니다 mureobosimnida
	Past	물어보셨다 mureobosyeotda	물어보셨어 mureobosyeosseo	물어보셨어요 mureobosyeosseoyo	물어보셨습니다 mureobosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	물어보시느냐 mureobosineunya	물어보셔 mureobosyeo	물어보세요, 물어보셔요 mureoboseyo, mureobosyeoyo	물어보십니까 mureobosimnikka
	Past	물어보셨느냐 mureobosyeonneunya	물어보셨어 mureobosyeosseo	물어보셨어요 mureobosyeosseoyo	물어보셨습니까 mureobosyeotseumnikka
Imperative		물어보시라 mureobosira	물어보셔 mureobosyeo	물어보세요 mureoboseyo	물어보십시오 mureobosipsio
Assertive		물어보시겠다 mureobosigetda	물어보시겠어 mureobosigesseo	물어보시겠어요 mureobosigesseoyo	물어보시겠습니다 mureobosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		물어보셔 mureobosyeo	물어보셔서 mureobosyeoseo	물어보시니 mureobosini	물어보시니까 mureobosinikka
Contrast		물어보시지만 mureobosijiman	물어보시는데 mureobosineunde	물어보시더니 mureobosideoni
Conjunction		물어보시고 mureobosigo
Condition		물어보시면 mureobosimyeon	물어보셔야 mureobosyeoya
Motive		물어보시려고 mureobosiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		물어보심 mureobosim	물어보시기 mureobosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		물어보셨음 mureobosyeosseum	물어보셨기 mureobosyeotgi
Determiners	Past	물어보신 mureobosin
	Present	물어보시는 mureobosineun
	Future	물어보실 mureobosil