Korean

내다보다

내다보다
Meaning: to look out; to foresee, to anticipate
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 내다보다
Present 내다본다
Polite 내다봐요
Formal 내다봅니다
Past 내다봤다
Past + Polite 내다봤어요
Guess + Polite 내다보겠어요
Connective 내다보고
Conditional 내다보면
Volitional 내다보자
Imperative 내다봐라
Imperative + Polite 내다보세요
Attributive 내다보는 / 내다본 / 내다볼

Example sentences

Looking out the window, it was snowing.
그는 창 밖을 내다보았다.
He looked out the window.
훌륭한 지도자는 미래를 내다보는 예리한 통찰력을 지녀야 한다.
A great leader must possess keen insight to foresee the future.
나는 무심코 창밖을 내다보았다
I looked out the window absent-mindedly.
그는 늘 그늘진 얼굴로 창밖을 내다보았다.
He always looked out the window with a gloomy face.
그는 창밖을 내다보며 시 한 구절을 조용히 읊조렸다.
He looked out the window and quietly recited a line of poetry.

Usage Notes

Can mean literally looking from inside to outside, or figuratively looking ahead to the future.

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