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슬쩍 (훔쳐)보다: To Sneak a Look / Steal a Glance
2026-03-10
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Example Sentences#

  1. 나는 슬쩍 너를 바라볼 거고, 너는 아무 말도 하지 마.1
    I will steal a glance at you, and you will say nothing.
    • 바라보다 is a compound verb formed from 바라다 (to gaze) and 보다 (to see), meaning ‘to look at’ or ‘to gaze at’.
    • When combined with 슬쩍, it forms the expression 슬쩍 (훔쳐)보다, meaning ‘to steal a glance’ or ‘to sneak a look’.
    • -ㄹ is a modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun, conveying assumption, intention, or possibility and including future, potential, or unrealized actions and states.

Footnotes#

  1. Sentence from The Little Prince And The Fox.

슬쩍 (훔쳐)보다: To Sneak a Look / Steal a Glance
https://koreanstorylab.com/posts/expressions/슬쩍-훔쳐보다-to-sneak-a-look---steal-a-glance/
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2026-03-10
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