Example Sentences#

1. 나만 바라보고 싶은 너의 미소¹
   Your smile, which I want to keep to myself
   • 바라보다 is a compound verb formed from 바라다 (to gaze) and 보다 (to see), meaning ‘to look at’ or ‘to gaze at’.
   • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
2. 두 스님은 서로를 바라보았다.²
   The two monks looked at each other.
   • 바라보다 is a compound verb formed from 바라다 (to gaze) and 보다 (to see), meaning ‘to look at’ or ‘to gaze at’.
   • 았 is a past tense marker.
   • -다 is the plain declarative ending used to state facts or describe events in an impersonal, neutral tone without addressing a specific listener, found in objective narration (stories, articles, diaries), self-directed speech, announcements, and emphatic exclamations.
3. 나는 슬쩍 너를 바라볼 거고, 너는 아무 말도 하지 마.³
   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.
4. 나이 든 스님은 젊은 스님을 바라보며 말했다.²
   The old monk looked at the young monk and said:
   • 바라보다 is a compound verb formed from 바라다 (to gaze) and 보다 (to see), meaning ‘to look at’ or ‘to gaze at’.
   • -며 is a connective ending indicating simultaneous actions.