Let’s learn about "계속해봐”

계속해봐 : Keep going

[other expressions]

- 계속해봐. (to younger people or friends)

- 계속해봐라. (to younger people or friends)

- 계속해봐요. (honourific by ‘요’)

- 계속해보십시오. (formal; more honourific by ‘시’)

- 계속해보시겠어요. (more honourific by ‘시’)

- 계속해보시겠습니까. (more honourific by ‘시’)

[explanations]

* 계속 : continuation

* 하다 : do

* 계속하다 : continue

* 보다 : (1) see; look; watch (2) try

* 해보다 : (1) try to do; have a try (at); attempt; make an attempt [a trial] (at); try one's hand (at) (2) experience; know (3) pit one's strength; fight; stand against <— 하(the stem of 하다) + -어(a connection suffix between two verbs) + 보다

* 계속해보다 : try to continue

* -해봐 : 해보(the stem of 해보다) + -아(a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ ")

* -해봐라 : 해보(the stem of 해보다) + -아라(a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ ")

* -해보십시오 : 해보(the stem of 해보다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ시어(an honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ " by ‘시’)

* -해보시겠어요 : 해보(the stem of 해보다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -겠(a suffix asks a listener’s will) + -어요(an honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ " by ‘요’)

* -해보시겠어요 : 해보(the stem of 해보다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -겠(a suffix asks a listener’s will) + -ㅂ니까(an honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ " by ‘ㅂ’)

* a verb + -아 / -아라 : a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ "

* a verb + -아 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix

* a verb + -십시오 / -시겠어요 / -시겠습니까 : an honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~ " or "please ~ " by ‘시’