2022-06-23

Let's learn about "어디 보자"

어디 보자 : Let me see; Let's see

[other expressions]
- 어디 보자. (to younger people or friends)
- 어디 봐. (to younger people or friends)
- 어디 봐요. (honourific by ‘요’)
- 어디 봅시다. (more honourific by ‘시’)
- 어디 보지요. (more honourific by ‘시’)
- 어디 보시죠. (more honourific by ‘시’; -시죠 is a short form of -시지요)
- 어디 보십시다. (formal; more honourific by ‘시’)

[explanations]
* 어디 : (1) [의문] what place; where; [=어디쯤] whereabout(s) [=어떤 곳] somewhere; anywhere(의문문에서) (2)  [=어떤 점] in some respects; in some way (3) well; well now; just; let me see in the sentence

[examples]
- 어디 두고 보자 : You will have to pay for this
- 누가 왔는지 어디 가 보자 : I will just go and see who it is
- 어디 입어 보아라 Just try it on
- 어디 영어 한번 해보아라 : Well now, let me hear you speak some English

* 보다 : see

* 보자 : 보(the stem of  보다) + -자(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "Let's ~")
* 봐 : 보(the stem of  보가; 보 + -아 contracted into 해) + -아(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "Let's ~")
* 봐요 : 보(the stem of  보다; 보 + -어 contracted into 해) + -아(a propositive verb ending suffix means "Let's ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 보시지요 : 보(the stem of  보다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -지(a propositive verb ending suffix means "Let's ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 봅시다 : 보(the stem of  보다)  + -ㅂ시다(a propositive honourific verb ending suffix means "Let's ~")
* 보십시다 : 보(the stem of  보다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + + -ㅂ시다(a propositive honourific verb ending suffix means "Let's ~")

* a verb + -자 / -아 : a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "Let's ~"
* a verb + -아 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix)
* a verb + -ㅂ시다 / -시지요 / -시죠 / -십시다 : an honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "Let's ~" by '-요' / '-ㅂ'

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