찾아보다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean ᄎᆞ자보다 (Yale: chocapwota).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠d͡ʑa̠bo̞da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [차자보다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chajaboda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chaj'aboda
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ajaboda
Yale Romanization?	chac.apota

Verb

찾아보다 • (chajaboda) (infinitive 찾아봐 or 찾아보아, sequential 찾아보니)

1. to go and find someone

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 찾아보다 (chajaboda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	찾아본다 chajabonda	찾아봐 chajabwa	찾아봐요, 찾아보아요 chajabwayo, chajaboayo	찾아봅니다 chajabomnida
	Past	찾아봤다 chajabwatda	찾아봤어 chajabwasseo	찾아봤어요 chajabwasseoyo	찾아봤습니다 chajabwatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	찾아보느냐 chajaboneunya	찾아봐 chajabwa	찾아봐요, 찾아보아요 chajabwayo, chajaboayo	찾아봅니까 chajabomnikka
	Past	찾아봤느냐 chajabwanneunya	찾아봤어 chajabwasseo	찾아봤어요 chajabwasseoyo	찾아봤습니까 chajabwatseumnikka
Hortative		찾아보자 chajaboja	찾아봐 chajabwa	찾아봐요, 찾아보아요 chajabwayo, chajaboayo	찾아보십시다 chajabosipsida
Imperative		찾아봐라, 찾아보아라 chajabwara, chajaboara	찾아봐 chajabwa	찾아봐요, 찾아보아요 chajabwayo, chajaboayo	찾아봅시오 chajabopsio
Assertive		찾아보겠다 chajabogetda	찾아보겠어 chajabogesseo	찾아보겠어요 chajabogesseoyo	찾아보겠습니다 chajabogetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		찾아봐 chajabwa	찾아봐서, 찾아보아서 chajabwaseo, chajaboaseo	찾아보니 chajaboni	찾아보니까 chajabonikka
Contrast		찾아보지만 chajabojiman	찾아보는데 chajaboneunde	찾아보더니 chajabodeoni
Conjunction		찾아보고 chajabogo
Condition		찾아보면 chajabomyeon	찾아봐야, 찾아보아야 chajabwaya, chajaboaya
Motive		찾아보려고 chajaboryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		찾아봄 chajabom	찾아보기 chajabogi
Past-tense verbal nouns		찾아봤음, 찾아보았음 chajabwasseum, chajaboasseum	찾아봤기, 찾아보았기 chajabwatgi, chajaboatgi
Determiners	Past	찾아본 chajabon
	Present	찾아보는 chajaboneun
	Future	찾아볼 chajabol

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	찾아보신다 chajabosinda	찾아보셔 chajabosyeo	찾아보세요, 찾아보셔요 chajaboseyo, chajabosyeoyo	찾아보십니다 chajabosimnida
	Past	찾아보셨다 chajabosyeotda	찾아보셨어 chajabosyeosseo	찾아보셨어요 chajabosyeosseoyo	찾아보셨습니다 chajabosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	찾아보시느냐 chajabosineunya	찾아보셔 chajabosyeo	찾아보세요, 찾아보셔요 chajaboseyo, chajabosyeoyo	찾아보십니까 chajabosimnikka
	Past	찾아보셨느냐 chajabosyeonneunya	찾아보셨어 chajabosyeosseo	찾아보셨어요 chajabosyeosseoyo	찾아보셨습니까 chajabosyeotseumnikka
Imperative		찾아보시라 chajabosira	찾아보셔 chajabosyeo	찾아보세요 chajaboseyo	찾아보십시오 chajabosipsio
Assertive		찾아보시겠다 chajabosigetda	찾아보시겠어 chajabosigesseo	찾아보시겠어요 chajabosigesseoyo	찾아보시겠습니다 chajabosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		찾아보셔 chajabosyeo	찾아보셔서 chajabosyeoseo	찾아보시니 chajabosini	찾아보시니까 chajabosinikka
Contrast		찾아보시지만 chajabosijiman	찾아보시는데 chajabosineunde	찾아보시더니 chajabosideoni
Conjunction		찾아보시고 chajabosigo
Condition		찾아보시면 chajabosimyeon	찾아보셔야 chajabosyeoya
Motive		찾아보시려고 chajabosiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		찾아보심 chajabosim	찾아보시기 chajabosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		찾아보셨음 chajabosyeosseum	찾아보셨기 chajabosyeotgi
Determiners	Past	찾아보신 chajabosin
	Present	찾아보시는 chajabosineun
	Future	찾아보실 chajabosil