찾아봐
chah-chah-bwah
regular
To say to go and find someone politely in the present tense, use 찾아봐요 (chah-chah-bwah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 찾아보다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 찾아봐요 chah-chah-bwah-yoh | 찾아봅니다 chah-chah-bohm-nee-dah | |
| Past | 찾아봤어 chah-chah-bwah-ssuh | 찾아봤어요 chah-chah-bwah-ssuh-yoh | 찾아봤습니다 chah-chah-bwah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 찾아볼 거야 chah-chah-bohl- -guh-yah | 찾아볼 거예요 chah-chah-bohl- -guh-yae-yoh | 찾아볼 겁니다 chah-chah-bohl- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
찾아보세요
chah-chah-boh-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
찾아봐요
chah-chah-bwah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
찾아봐요?
chah-chah-bwah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
찾아보고
chah-chah-boh-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
찾아보면
chah-chah-boh-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
찾아봄
chah-chah-bohm