Korean

되돌아보다

되돌아보다
Meaning: to look back; to reflect on
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 되돌아보다
Present 되돌아본다
Polite 되돌아봐요
Formal 되돌아봅니다
Past 되돌아봤다
Past + Polite 되돌아봤어요
Guess + Polite 되돌아보겠어요
Connective 되돌아보고
Conditional 되돌아보면
Volitional 되돌아보자
Imperative 되돌아봐라
Imperative + Polite 되돌아보세요
Attributive 되돌아보는 / 되돌아본 / 되돌아볼

Example sentences

He looked back on his life.
남을 탓하기 전에 자신의 실수를 먼저 되돌아보세요.
Before blaming others, look back on your own mistakes first.

Usage Notes

Can mean to literally turn around to look at something again, or to figuratively look back on the past or reflect on oneself.

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