지켜보다

Korean

Etymology

From 지켜 (jikyeo), infinitive form of 지키다 (jikida, “keep”), and 보다 (boda, “look”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕicçʌ̹bo̞da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [지켜보다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jikyeoboda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jikyeoboda
McCune–Reischauer?	chik'yŏboda
Yale Romanization?	ci.khyepota

Verb

지켜보다 • (jikyeoboda) (infinitive 지켜봐 or 지켜보아, sequential 지켜보니)

1. (transitive) to watch; to keep an eye on; to observe; to look after

   누가 선택되는지를 지켜보면서 우리는 모두 신경이 곤두서 있었다.

   nuga seontaekdoeneunjireul jikyeobomyeonseo urineun modu sin'gyeong'i gonduseo isseotda.

   Waiting to see who had been chosen, we were all on edge.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 지켜보다 (jikyeoboda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	지켜본다 jikyeobonda	지켜봐 jikyeobwa	지켜봐요, 지켜보아요 jikyeobwayo, jikyeoboayo	지켜봅니다 jikyeobomnida
	Past	지켜봤다 jikyeobwatda	지켜봤어 jikyeobwasseo	지켜봤어요 jikyeobwasseoyo	지켜봤습니다 jikyeobwatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	지켜보느냐 jikyeoboneunya	지켜봐 jikyeobwa	지켜봐요, 지켜보아요 jikyeobwayo, jikyeoboayo	지켜봅니까 jikyeobomnikka
	Past	지켜봤느냐 jikyeobwanneunya	지켜봤어 jikyeobwasseo	지켜봤어요 jikyeobwasseoyo	지켜봤습니까 jikyeobwatseumnikka
Hortative		지켜보자 jikyeoboja	지켜봐 jikyeobwa	지켜봐요, 지켜보아요 jikyeobwayo, jikyeoboayo	지켜보십시다 jikyeobosipsida
Imperative		지켜봐라, 지켜보아라 jikyeobwara, jikyeoboara	지켜봐 jikyeobwa	지켜봐요, 지켜보아요 jikyeobwayo, jikyeoboayo	지켜봅시오 jikyeobopsio
Assertive		지켜보겠다 jikyeobogetda	지켜보겠어 jikyeobogesseo	지켜보겠어요 jikyeobogesseoyo	지켜보겠습니다 jikyeobogetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		지켜봐 jikyeobwa	지켜봐서, 지켜보아서 jikyeobwaseo, jikyeoboaseo	지켜보니 jikyeoboni	지켜보니까 jikyeobonikka
Contrast		지켜보지만 jikyeobojiman	지켜보는데 jikyeoboneunde	지켜보더니 jikyeobodeoni
Conjunction		지켜보고 jikyeobogo
Condition		지켜보면 jikyeobomyeon	지켜봐야, 지켜보아야 jikyeobwaya, jikyeoboaya
Motive		지켜보려고 jikyeoboryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		지켜봄 jikyeobom	지켜보기 jikyeobogi
Past-tense verbal nouns		지켜봤음, 지켜보았음 jikyeobwasseum, jikyeoboasseum	지켜봤기, 지켜보았기 jikyeobwatgi, jikyeoboatgi
Determiners	Past	지켜본 jikyeobon
	Present	지켜보는 jikyeoboneun
	Future	지켜볼 jikyeobol

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	지켜보신다 jikyeobosinda	지켜보셔 jikyeobosyeo	지켜보세요, 지켜보셔요 jikyeoboseyo, jikyeobosyeoyo	지켜보십니다 jikyeobosimnida
	Past	지켜보셨다 jikyeobosyeotda	지켜보셨어 jikyeobosyeosseo	지켜보셨어요 jikyeobosyeosseoyo	지켜보셨습니다 jikyeobosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	지켜보시느냐 jikyeobosineunya	지켜보셔 jikyeobosyeo	지켜보세요, 지켜보셔요 jikyeoboseyo, jikyeobosyeoyo	지켜보십니까 jikyeobosimnikka
	Past	지켜보셨느냐 jikyeobosyeonneunya	지켜보셨어 jikyeobosyeosseo	지켜보셨어요 jikyeobosyeosseoyo	지켜보셨습니까 jikyeobosyeotseumnikka
Imperative		지켜보시라 jikyeobosira	지켜보셔 jikyeobosyeo	지켜보세요 jikyeoboseyo	지켜보십시오 jikyeobosipsio
Assertive		지켜보시겠다 jikyeobosigetda	지켜보시겠어 jikyeobosigesseo	지켜보시겠어요 jikyeobosigesseoyo	지켜보시겠습니다 jikyeobosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		지켜보셔 jikyeobosyeo	지켜보셔서 jikyeobosyeoseo	지켜보시니 jikyeobosini	지켜보시니까 jikyeobosinikka
Contrast		지켜보시지만 jikyeobosijiman	지켜보시는데 jikyeobosineunde	지켜보시더니 jikyeobosideoni
Conjunction		지켜보시고 jikyeobosigo
Condition		지켜보시면 jikyeobosimyeon	지켜보셔야 jikyeobosyeoya
Motive		지켜보시려고 jikyeobosiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		지켜보심 jikyeobosim	지켜보시기 jikyeobosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		지켜보셨음 jikyeobosyeosseum	지켜보셨기 jikyeobosyeotgi
Determiners	Past	지켜보신 jikyeobosin
	Present	지켜보시는 jikyeobosineun
	Future	지켜보실 jikyeobosil