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'''Verb + 아/어/여 보다''' : This pattern is equivalent to '''equivalent statement'''
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'''Verb + 아/어/여 보다''' : This pattern is used to tell someone to try or attempt something and to see the result of doing so. As a question this can be used to ask if someone has ever done something, for example "미국에 가 봤어요?" could be translated to "Have you ever been to America?"
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===Notes===
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*This pattern sometimes really doesn't have a specific meaning, it just makes the sentence sound more natural, for example "기다려 봐" isn't exactly telling someone to try waiting, it's just telling them to wait.
  
 
==Conjugation Rule==
 
==Conjugation Rule==
 
For Conjugation rules, see the basic conjugation for [[A/V + 아/어/여|아/어/여]]. Some basic examples:
 
For Conjugation rules, see the basic conjugation for [[A/V + 아/어/여|아/어/여]]. Some basic examples:
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*가다 → 가 봐요
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*먹다 → 먹어 봐요
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==Sentence Examples==
 
==Sentence Examples==
 
{{Example table
 
{{Example table
|Korex1 =이거 먹어봐.
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|Korex1 =이거 먹어 봐.
 
|Engex1 =Try this (food).
 
|Engex1 =Try this (food).
 
|Comment1 =low form
 
|Comment1 =low form
|Korex2 =미국에 한번 가봤어요.
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|Korex2 =미국에 한번 가 봤어요.
 
|Engex2 =I've been (by) America once.  
 
|Engex2 =I've been (by) America once.  
 
|Comment2 =polite informal form
 
|Comment2 =polite informal form
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|Engex3 =Please try this one time (drink).
 
|Engex3 =Please try this one time (drink).
 
|Comment3 =polite informal form
 
|Comment3 =polite informal form
|Korex4 =입어보세요.  
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|Korex4 =입어 보세요.  
 
|Engex4 =Please try this on.  
 
|Engex4 =Please try this on.  
 
|Comment4 =polite informal form
 
|Comment4 =polite informal form
|Korex5 =그 책 읽어봤어?
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|Korex5 =그 책 읽어 봤어?
 
|Engex5 =Have you (ever) read the book?
 
|Engex5 =Have you (ever) read the book?
 
|Comment5 =low form
 
|Comment5 =low form
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|Engex6 =Please think hard about this.  
 
|Engex6 =Please think hard about this.  
 
|Comment6 =polite informal form
 
|Comment6 =polite informal form
|Korex7 =그 사람 만나봤어?
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|Korex7 =그 사람 만나 봤어?
 
|Engex7 =Have you ever met that person?
 
|Engex7 =Have you ever met that person?
 
|Comment7 =low form
 
|Comment7 =low form
|Korex8 = 말 타봤어요?
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|Korex8 = 말 타 봤어요?
 
|Engex8 =Have you ever rode a horse?  
 
|Engex8 =Have you ever rode a horse?  
 
|Comment8 =polite informal form
 
|Comment8 =polite informal form
|Korex9 =생각해볼게.  
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|Korex9 =생각해 볼게.  
 
|Engex9 =I'll think about it.  
 
|Engex9 =I'll think about it.  
 
|Comment9 =low form
 
|Comment9 =low form
|Korex10 =고생을 많이 해봤어요.  
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|Korex10 =고생을 많이 해 봤어요.  
 
|Engex10 =I've suffered a lot.
 
|Engex10 =I've suffered a lot.
 
|Comment10 = polite informal form
 
|Comment10 = polite informal form
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*Example
 
*Example
  
==Pronunciation==
 
*Special pronunciation rule?
 
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 02:40, 15 June 2009

Verb + 아/어/여 보다 : This pattern is used to tell someone to try or attempt something and to see the result of doing so. As a question this can be used to ask if someone has ever done something, for example "미국에 가 봤어요?" could be translated to "Have you ever been to America?"

Notes

  • This pattern sometimes really doesn't have a specific meaning, it just makes the sentence sound more natural, for example "기다려 봐" isn't exactly telling someone to try waiting, it's just telling them to wait.

Conjugation Rule

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

  • 가다 → 가 봐요
  • 먹다 → 먹어 봐요

Sentence Examples

Korean English Notes
이거 먹어 봐. Try this (food). low form
미국에 한번 가 봤어요. I've been (by) America once. polite informal form
한번 마셔 보세요. Please try this one time (drink). polite informal form
입어 보세요. Please try this on. polite informal form
그 책 읽어 봤어? Have you (ever) read the book? low form
잘 생각해 보세요. Please think hard about this. polite informal form
그 사람 만나 봤어? Have you ever met that person? low form
말 타 봤어요? Have you ever rode a horse? polite informal form
생각해 볼게. I'll think about it. low form
고생을 많이 해 봤어요. I've suffered a lot. polite informal form


Exceptions

  • Example


See Also

  • Related topic or grammar


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