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-아/어/여 보다: To Try Doing Something
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이번엔 좀 색다르게 놀아보자.1
Let’s try to do something a bit different this time.앨리스: 앨리스는 이 말을 부정할 수 없다고 느껴서 다른 질문을 해 보았다.2
Alice: Feeling that she couldn’t deny this, Alice asked another question.아니면 살짝 웃어볼까3
Or should I give a soft smile?- 웃다 means ‘to smile’.
- -어 보다 is a grammatical construction where 보다 (to see) is used as an auxiliary verb to indicate that one attempts or tests the action described in the preceding statement.
- -ㄹ까 is a question ending indicating curiosity, wonder, or uncertainty, often reflecting deliberation or weighing options. It can suggest actions to do together (‘Shall we…?’), ask someone’s opinion or show curiosity about a situation (‘Do you think…?’), or express personal deliberation about one’s own actions (‘Shall I…?’).
더 멀리 가볼래, 한 번 더4
I want to go farther, one more time- 가다 means ‘to go’.
- -아 보다 is a grammatical construction where 보다 (to see) is used as an auxiliary verb to indicate that one attempts or tests the action described in the preceding statement.
- -ㄹ래 is an informal ending used to express the speaker’s firm intention to undertake a future action, or to ask about the listener’s willingness, often framed as a suggestion or invitation.
네가 원하는 쪽으로 가 봐.2
Go whichever way you want.조금만 더 내게 다가와 봐3
Come a little closer to me너와 나, 웃으며 춤춰 봐3
You and I, let’s smile and dance끝없는 하늘 아래 걸어볼래4
I want to walk under the endless sky- 걷다 means ‘to walk’.
- -어 보다 is a grammatical construction where 보다 (to see) is used as an auxiliary verb to indicate that one attempts or tests the action described in the preceding statement.
- -ㄹ래 is an informal ending used to express the speaker’s firm intention to undertake a future action, or to ask about the listener’s willingness, often framed as a suggestion or invitation.
Footnotes
Sentence from A Fun Weekend Ahead. ↩
Sentence from Alice And The Cheshire Cat Story. ↩ ↩2
Sentence from Blue Breeze Song. ↩ ↩2 ↩3
Sentence from Like A Paper Boat Song. ↩ ↩2
-아/어/여 보다: To Try Doing Something
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