Let's learn about "귀 기울여 들어봐"

귀 기울여 들어봐 : Listen carefully with your ears open

* this should be pronounced as “귀 기우려 들어봐“

[other expressions]

- 귀 기울여 들어봐. (to younger people or friends)

- 귀 기울여 들어봐라. (to younger people or friends)

- 귀 기울여 들어보게. (to younger people or friends)

- 귀 기울여 들어보게나. (to younger people or friends)

- 귀 기울여 들어볼래. (to younger people or friends)

- 귀 기울여 들어봐요. (honourific by ‘요’)

- 귀 기울여 들어볼래요. (more honourific by ‘시’)

- 귀 기울여 들어보실래요. (more honourific by ‘시’)

- 귀 기울여 들어보세요. (more honourific by ‘시’)

- 귀 기울여 들어보셔요. (more honourific by ‘시’)

- 귀 기울여 들어보십시오. (more honourific by ‘시’)

- 귀 기울여 들어보시겠어요. (more honourific by ‘시’)

- 귀 기울여 들어보시겠습니까. (formal; more honourific by ‘시’)

[explanations]

* 귀 : ear

* -를 : a particle makes 귀 objective after a word ends in a vowel; this omitted

* 기울다 : [자동사(vi)] tilt; incline; decline

* 기울이다 : [타동사(vt)] make somethng tip; make somethng tilt; make somethng incline; make somethng bend

* 기울여(서) : 기울이(the stem of 기울이다) + -여/-여서/-아서/-어서(an aux connection suffix indicating a back-and-forth relationship of reason or time; this means "after" or "with"

* 듣다 : [Pronunciation: 듣따] [ㄷ 불규칙] listen

* 보다 : (1) see; look; watch (2) try (to do)

* 들어 보다 = 들어보다 : try to listen; listen carefully

* 들어봐 : 들어보(the stem of  들어보다) + -어(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "DO" or "Please  ~")

* 들어봐라 : 들어보(the stem of 들어보다) + -어라(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~")

* 들어보게 : 들어보(the stem of  들어보다) + -게(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "DO" or "Please  ~")

* 들어보게나 : 들어보(the stem of  들어보다) + -게나(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "DO" or "Please  ~")

* 들어볼래 : 들어보(the stem of 들어보다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -래(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~")

* 들어볼래요 : 들어보(the stem of 들어보다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -래(a propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 들어보세요 : 들어보(the stem of  들어보다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -어(a propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 들어보셔요 : 들어보(the stem of  들어보다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -여(a propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 들어보실래요 : 들어보(the stem of 들어보다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -래(a propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 들어보십시오 : 들어보(the stem of  들어보다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ시오(an honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~")

* 들어보시겠어요 : 들어보(the stem of  들어보다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + 겠어요(an honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~")

* 들어보시겠습니까 : 들어보(the stem of  들어보다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + 겠습니까(an honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~")

* a verb + -어 / -어라 / -ㄹ래 / -게 / -게나 : a non-honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~"

* a verb + -어 / -ㄹ래 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix)

* a verb + -세요 / -셔요 / -실래요 / -십시오 / -ㅂ시오 / -겠어요 / -겠습니까 : an honourific imperative or propositive verb ending suffix means "DO ~" or "Please ~"