지켜보다

Korean

Etymology

From 지켜 (jikyeo), infinitive form of 지키다 (jikida, “keep”), and 보다 (boda, “look”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕicçʌ̹bo̞da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jikyeoboda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jikyeoboda
McCune–Reischauer?chik'yŏboda
Yale Romanization?ci.khyepota

Verb

지켜보다 • (jikyeoboda) (infinitive 지켜봐 or 지켜보아, sequential 지켜보니)

  1. (transitive) to watch; to keep an eye on; to observe; to look after
    누가 선택되는지를 지켜보면서 우리는 모두 신경이 곤두서 있었다.
    nuga seontaekdoeneunjireul jikyeobomyeonseo urineun modu sin'gyeong'i gonduseo isseotda.
    Waiting to see who had been chosen, we were all on edge.

Conjugation

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