지켜봐
chee-kyuh-bwah
regular
To say to watch politely in the present tense, use 지켜봐요 (chee-kyuh-bwah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 지켜보다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 지켜봐요 chee-kyuh-bwah-yoh | 지켜봅니다 chee-kyuh-bohm-nee-dah | |
| Past | 지켜봤어 chee-kyuh-bwah-ssuh | 지켜봤어요 chee-kyuh-bwah-ssuh-yoh | 지켜봤습니다 chee-kyuh-bwah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 지켜볼 거야 chee-kyuh-bohl- -guh-yah | 지켜볼 거예요 chee-kyuh-bohl- -guh-yae-yoh | 지켜볼 겁니다 chee-kyuh-bohl- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
지켜보세요
chee-kyuh-boh-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
지켜봐요
chee-kyuh-bwah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
지켜봐요?
chee-kyuh-bwah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
지켜보고
chee-kyuh-boh-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
지켜보면
chee-kyuh-boh-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
지켜봄
chee-kyuh-bohm