우러러보다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 울〯워러〮보다〮 (Yale: wǔlGwèlé-pwòtá).

Equivalent to 우러르 (ureoreu-, “to look up”)+ 어 (-eo, infinitive suffix) + 보다 (boda, “to see”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [uɾʌ̹ɾʌ̹bo̞da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [우러러보다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ureoreoboda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	uleoleoboda
McCune–Reischauer?	urŏrŏboda
Yale Romanization?	wulelepota

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	우러러보다 (ureoreoboda)
Passive	우러러보이다 (ureoreoboida)

우러러보다 • (ureoreoboda) (infinitive 우러러봐 or 우러러보아, sequential 우러러보니) (transitive)

1. to look up to; to turn one's head upward to
2. (figurative) to look up to; to revere; to respect

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 우러러보다 (ureoreoboda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	우러러본다 ureoreobonda	우러러봐 ureoreobwa	우러러봐요, 우러러보아요 ureoreobwayo, ureoreoboayo	우러러봅니다 ureoreobomnida
	Past	우러러봤다 ureoreobwatda	우러러봤어 ureoreobwasseo	우러러봤어요 ureoreobwasseoyo	우러러봤습니다 ureoreobwatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	우러러보느냐 ureoreoboneunya	우러러봐 ureoreobwa	우러러봐요, 우러러보아요 ureoreobwayo, ureoreoboayo	우러러봅니까 ureoreobomnikka
	Past	우러러봤느냐 ureoreobwanneunya	우러러봤어 ureoreobwasseo	우러러봤어요 ureoreobwasseoyo	우러러봤습니까 ureoreobwatseumnikka
Hortative		우러러보자 ureoreoboja	우러러봐 ureoreobwa	우러러봐요, 우러러보아요 ureoreobwayo, ureoreoboayo	우러러보십시다 ureoreobosipsida
Imperative		우러러봐라, 우러러보아라 ureoreobwara, ureoreoboara	우러러봐 ureoreobwa	우러러봐요, 우러러보아요 ureoreobwayo, ureoreoboayo	우러러봅시오 ureoreobopsio
Assertive		우러러보겠다 ureoreobogetda	우러러보겠어 ureoreobogesseo	우러러보겠어요 ureoreobogesseoyo	우러러보겠습니다 ureoreobogetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		우러러봐 ureoreobwa	우러러봐서, 우러러보아서 ureoreobwaseo, ureoreoboaseo	우러러보니 ureoreoboni	우러러보니까 ureoreobonikka
Contrast		우러러보지만 ureoreobojiman	우러러보는데 ureoreoboneunde	우러러보더니 ureoreobodeoni
Conjunction		우러러보고 ureoreobogo
Condition		우러러보면 ureoreobomyeon	우러러봐야, 우러러보아야 ureoreobwaya, ureoreoboaya
Motive		우러러보려고 ureoreoboryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		우러러봄 ureoreobom	우러러보기 ureoreobogi
Past-tense verbal nouns		우러러봤음, 우러러보았음 ureoreobwasseum, ureoreoboasseum	우러러봤기, 우러러보았기 ureoreobwatgi, ureoreoboatgi
Determiners	Past	우러러본 ureoreobon
	Present	우러러보는 ureoreoboneun
	Future	우러러볼 ureoreobol

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	우러러보신다 ureoreobosinda	우러러보셔 ureoreobosyeo	우러러보세요, 우러러보셔요 ureoreoboseyo, ureoreobosyeoyo	우러러보십니다 ureoreobosimnida
	Past	우러러보셨다 ureoreobosyeotda	우러러보셨어 ureoreobosyeosseo	우러러보셨어요 ureoreobosyeosseoyo	우러러보셨습니다 ureoreobosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	우러러보시느냐 ureoreobosineunya	우러러보셔 ureoreobosyeo	우러러보세요, 우러러보셔요 ureoreoboseyo, ureoreobosyeoyo	우러러보십니까 ureoreobosimnikka
	Past	우러러보셨느냐 ureoreobosyeonneunya	우러러보셨어 ureoreobosyeosseo	우러러보셨어요 ureoreobosyeosseoyo	우러러보셨습니까 ureoreobosyeotseumnikka
Imperative		우러러보시라 ureoreobosira	우러러보셔 ureoreobosyeo	우러러보세요 ureoreoboseyo	우러러보십시오 ureoreobosipsio
Assertive		우러러보시겠다 ureoreobosigetda	우러러보시겠어 ureoreobosigesseo	우러러보시겠어요 ureoreobosigesseoyo	우러러보시겠습니다 ureoreobosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		우러러보셔 ureoreobosyeo	우러러보셔서 ureoreobosyeoseo	우러러보시니 ureoreobosini	우러러보시니까 ureoreobosinikka
Contrast		우러러보시지만 ureoreobosijiman	우러러보시는데 ureoreobosineunde	우러러보시더니 ureoreobosideoni
Conjunction		우러러보시고 ureoreobosigo
Condition		우러러보시면 ureoreobosimyeon	우러러보셔야 ureoreobosyeoya
Motive		우러러보시려고 ureoreobosiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		우러러보심 ureoreobosim	우러러보시기 ureoreobosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		우러러보셨음 ureoreobosyeosseum	우러러보셨기 ureoreobosyeotgi
Determiners	Past	우러러보신 ureoreobosin
	Present	우러러보시는 ureoreobosineun
	Future	우러러보실 ureoreobosil