verb

[T]

To ask; to inquire by putting a question to someone.

mureoboda

Pronunciation

Etymology

A compound of 묻다 (“to ask”) in the connective form 물어 and 보다 (“to see; to try”), literally “to try asking.”

Examples

선생님께 길을 물어보았다.

seonsaengnimkke gireul mureoboatda

I asked the teacher for directions.

모르는 단어는 친구에게 물어봐.

moreuneun daneoneun chinguege mureobwa

Ask a friend about any words you don’t know.

Character Breakdown

물

mul

syllable from 물어, the connective form of 묻다, “to ask”

어

connective ending element

보

stem of 보다, “to see; to try”

다

dictionary-form verb ending

Synonyms

Antonyms

Collocations

길을 물어보다

이름을 물어보다

의견을 물어보다

사정을 물어보다

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verb

[T]

To try asking; to ask in order to find out, check, or see whether something is possible.

mureoboda

Pronunciation

Etymology

From 묻다 (“to ask”) plus the auxiliary construction -어 보다, which expresses trying an action.

Examples

혹시 모르니까 한번 물어봐.

hokssi moreunikka hanbeon mureobwa

Just ask once, since you never know.

가능한지 담당자에게 물어보세요.

ganeunghanji damdangjaege mureoboseyo

Please ask the person in charge whether it is possible.

Character Breakdown

물

mul

syllable from 물어, the connective form of 묻다, “to ask”

어

connective ending element

보

stem of 보다, “to see; to try”

다

dictionary-form verb ending

Synonyms

Collocations

한번 물어보다

가능한지 물어보다

괜찮은지 물어보다

담당자에게 물어보다

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verb

[T]

To ask; to inquire by putting a question to someone.

mureoboda

Pronunciation

Etymology

A compound of 묻다 (“to ask”) in the connective form 물어 and 보다 (“to see; to try”), literally “to try asking.”

Examples

선생님께 길을 물어보았다.

seonsaengnimkke gireul mureoboatda

I asked the teacher for directions.

모르는 단어는 친구에게 물어봐.

moreuneun daneoneun chinguege mureobwa

Ask a friend about any words you don’t know.

Character Breakdown

물

mul

syllable from 물어, the connective form of 묻다, “to ask”

어

connective ending element

보

stem of 보다, “to see; to try”

다

dictionary-form verb ending

Synonyms

Antonyms

Collocations

길을 물어보다

이름을 물어보다

의견을 물어보다

사정을 물어보다

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verb

[T]

To try asking; to ask in order to find out, check, or see whether something is possible.

mureoboda

Pronunciation

Etymology

From 묻다 (“to ask”) plus the auxiliary construction -어 보다, which expresses trying an action.

Examples

혹시 모르니까 한번 물어봐.

hokssi moreunikka hanbeon mureobwa

Just ask once, since you never know.

가능한지 담당자에게 물어보세요.

ganeunghanji damdangjaege mureoboseyo

Please ask the person in charge whether it is possible.

Character Breakdown

물

mul

syllable from 물어, the connective form of 묻다, “to ask”

어

connective ending element

보

stem of 보다, “to see; to try”

다

dictionary-form verb ending

Synonyms

Collocations

한번 물어보다

가능한지 물어보다

괜찮은지 물어보다

담당자에게 물어보다

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