Turn around in Korean 🇰🇷

돌아보다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Break the word into two parts: "돌아" sounds like “dough ra” (reminding you of “dollar” turning back around) and "보다" means “to see.” Together, imagine “seeing your money turning around.” This quirky image can help you recall that 돌아보다 means to turn around or look back.

Explanation:
• 돌아보다 is a verb that generally means “to turn around” or “to look back.” It can be used both in a literal sense (physically turning one’s head or body) and in a figurative sense (reflecting on the past).

Synonyms/Similar Words:
• 뒤돌아보다 (dwi-dorabwada) – Emphasizes looking back over one’s shoulder.
• 돌아서다 (doraseoda) – Means “to turn around,” often used for physically turning one’s body.

Conjugations:
Base form: 돌아보다 (dorabwoda)

• Present Informal Low:
  - 돌아봐 (dorabwa) – “(You) turn around” or “look back.”
• Present Formal Polite:
  - 돌아봅니다 (dorabomnida) – “(You) turn around.”
• Past Informal Low:
  - 돌아봤어 (dorabwasseo) – “(I/You) turned around.”
• Past Formal Polite:
  - 돌아봤습니다 (dorabwasseumnida) – “(I/You) turned around.”
• Future Informal Low:
  - 돌아볼 거야 (dorabol geoya) – “(I/You) will turn around.”
• Future Formal Polite:
  - 돌아볼 겁니다 (dorabol geomnida) – “(I/You) will turn around.”

Examples of Sentences:
1. 나는 갑자기 소리를 듣고 돌아봤어.
  Romanized: Naneun gapjaggi sorireul deutgo dorabwasseo.
  Translation: I suddenly heard a sound and turned around.

2. 길을 걷다가 무언가 이상해 보여서 뒤를 돌아봤어요.
  Romanized: Gireul geotdaga mueonga isanghae boyeoseo dwireul dorabwasseoyo.
  Translation: While walking on the street, something looked strange so I looked back.

3. 그 이야기를 듣고 나서, 그는 과거를 돌아보며 반성했어요.
  Romanized: Geu iyagireul deutgo naseo, geuneun gwageoreul dorabomyeo banseonghaesseoyo.
  Translation: After hearing the story, he reflected on the past.

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