내가 한 번 알아볼게 : I'll see what can I do
* This sentence means "It depends on the situation that the speaker says, so I actually want to reject it in moderation, so sometimes it implies rejection. It's also possible to express that we'll find a way to help sincerely"
[other expressions]
- 내가 한 번 알아보겠네. (to younger people or friends)
- 내가 한 번 알아볼게. (to younger people or friends)
- 제가 한 번 알아볼게요.
- 제가 한 번 알아보겠습니다. (formal)
[explanations]
* 내 : I (non-honourific word)
* 제 : I (honourific word)
* -가 : a particle makes 내 / 제 subjective after a word ends in a vowel
* 한 : one
* 번 : time
* 한 번 : once; all at ones
- 다시 한 번 이야기 해 주세요 : Can you please say that again?
* 알다 : know
* 보다 : (1) see; watch; look (2) try to do in the sentence
* 알아보다 : (1) [=조사하다] examine (into); investigate; check (up on); look into[over]; [=살펴보다] search; feel out; [=확인하다] ascertain; [=문의하다] inquire (2) [=분간하다] recognize; make out; [=판단하다] judge (of)
- 원인을 알아보다 : look[inquire] into the cause
- 그 아기는 벌써 엄마 얼굴을 알아본다 : The baby already knows its mother's face
* 알아보겠네 : 알아보다 + -겠(one’s will) + -네
* 알아볼게 : 알아보다 + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -게(one’s will)
* 알아보겠습니다 : 알아보다 + -겠(one’s will) + -습니다
* a verb + -다 / -네 : a descriptive verb ending suffix
* a verb + -요 / -습니다 : a descriptive verb ending suffix has an honourific by ‘-요’ / ‘-습’
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