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구경하다 conjugation

to look around; to sightsee · gugyeonghada · sounds like [구경하다]

Short answer: “To look around” in Korean is 구경하다 (gugyeonghada), which also means to sightsee. Polite present: 구경해요 (gugyeonghaeyo); past: 구경했어요 (gugyeonghaesseoyo); future: 구경할 거예요. It is a 하다 verb: 하 + 아/어 always becomes 해.

Note: with noun + 하다 verbs, 안 and 못 go before 하다 — 구경 안 해요, not 안 구경해요.

구경하다 in sentences

All forms of 구경하다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-아/어요구경해요[구경해요]gugyeonghaeyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다구경합니다[구경함니다]gugyeonghamnida
casual-아/어구경해[구경해]gugyeonghae
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다구경한다[구경한다]gugyeonghanda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?구경합니까?[구경함니까]gugyeonghamnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요구경하고 있어요[구경하고 이써요]gugyeonghago isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요구경했어요[구경해써요]gugyeonghaesseoyo
formal-았/었습니다구경했습니다[구경핻씀니다]gugyeonghaetseumnida
casual-았/었어구경했어[구경해써]gugyeonghaesseo
plain (written)-았/었다구경했다[구경핻따]gugyeonghaetda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요구경할 거예요[구경할 꺼예요]gugyeonghal geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다구경할 겁니다[구경할 껌니다]gugyeonghal geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야구경할 거야[구경할 꺼야]gugyeonghal geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다구경하겠습니다[구경하겓씀니다]gugyeonghagetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …구경 안 해요[구경 안 해요]gugyeong an haeyo
did not안 …았/었어요구경 안 했어요[구경 안 해써요]gugyeong an haesseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요구경하지 않아요[구경하지 아나요]gugyeonghaji anayo
cannot못 …구경 못 해요[구경 모태요]gugyeong mot haeyo
Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
honorific — present-(으)세요구경하세요[구경하세요]gugyeonghaseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요구경하셨어요[구경하셔써요]gugyeonghasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다구경하십니다[구경하심니다]gugyeonghasimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요구경하세요[구경하세요]gugyeonghaseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요구경해 주세요[구경해 주세요]gugyeonghae juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요구경하지 마세요[구경하지 마세요]gugyeonghaji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다구경합시다[구경합씨다]gugyeonghapsida
let’s … (casual)-자구경하자[구경하자]gugyeonghaja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라구경해라[구경해라]gugyeonghaera
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고구경하고[구경하고]gugyeonghago
… so / and then-아/어서구경해서[구경해서]gugyeonghaeseo
if …-(으)면구경하면[구경하면]gugyeonghamyeon
… but-지만구경하지만[구경하지만]gugyeonghajiman
because …-(으)니까구경하니까[구경하니까]gugyeonghanikka
… and / but (background)-는데구경하는데[구경하는데]gugyeonghaneunde
even if …-아/어도구경해도[구경해도]gugyeonghaedo
while …-(으)면서구경하면서[구경하면서]gugyeonghamyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고구경하려고[구경하려고]gugyeongharyeogo
(go) to …-(으)러구경하러[구경하러]gugyeonghareo
before …-기 전에구경하기 전에[구경하기 저네]gugyeonghagi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에구경한 후에[구경한 후에]gugyeonghan hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는구경하는[구경하는]gugyeonghaneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ구경한[구경한]gugyeonghan
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ구경할[구경할]gugyeonghal
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요구경하고 싶어요[구경하고 시퍼요]gugyeonghago sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요구경할 수 있어요[구경할 쑤 이써요]gugyeonghal su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요구경할 수 없어요[구경할 쑤 업써요]gugyeonghal su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요구경해야 해요[구경해야 해요]gugyeonghaeya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요구경해도 돼요[구경해도 돼요]gugyeonghaedo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요구경하면 안 돼요[구경하면 안 돼요]gugyeonghamyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기구경하기[구경하기]gugyeonghagi

How 구경하다 changes

Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 구경해요, 구경했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 구경합니다, 구경하면.

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Questions

How do you say “look around” in Korean?

“To look around” is 구경하다 (gugyeonghada), pronounced [구경하다]. In a sentence: 시장을 구경했어요. — I looked around the market.

What is the past tense of 구경하다?

구경했어요 (gugyeonghaesseoyo) is the polite past tense of 구경하다 (“to look around”). Formal: 구경했습니다; casual: 구경했어.

How do you say 구경하다 politely?

Everyday polite: 구경해요 (gugyeonghaeyo). Formal: 구경합니다. Casual, with close friends: 구경해.

How do you say “I want to look around” in Korean?

구경하고 싶어요 (gugyeonghago sipeoyo), pronounced [구경하고 시퍼요].

Is 구경하다 irregular?

No. Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 구경해요, 구경했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 구경합니다, 구경하면.

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Forms follow 한글 맞춤법 (Korean spelling rules); pronunciation follows 표준 발음법 and romanization follows 국어의 로마자 표기법 (Revised Romanization). Last updated October 16, 2026. How we check