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되돌아보다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Break the word into two parts: 되돌아 (meaning “turned back” or “reversed”) and 보다 (“to see” or “to look”). Imagine literally “looking back” at something you’ve passed.
• Associate the idea of reflecting on past events with “turning back” in thought.

Explanation:
• 되돌아보다 means “to look back,” “to reflect,” or “to reconsider” past events or actions.
• It combines the notion of reversing one's direction (되돌아) with observing or reviewing (보다).

Similar Words and Synonyms:
• 돌아보다 – often used similarly to mean “to look back” or “to revisit.”
• 회상하다 – means “to reminisce” or “to recall” memories, slightly more formal in context.

Conjugations (Assuming Informal Polite Form):
• Dictionary form (infinitive): 되돌아보다 (doe-dol-a-bo-da)
• Present tense:
 – Declarative: 되돌아봐요 (doe-dol-a-bwa-yo)
 – Informal: 되돌아봐 (doe-dol-a-bwa)
• Past tense:
 – Declarative: 되돌아봤어요 (doe-dol-a-bwat-sseo-yo)
 – Informal: 되돌아봤어 (doe-dol-a-bwat-sseo)
• Future tense:
 – Declarative: 되돌아볼 거예요 (doe-dol-a-bol geo-ye-yo)
 – Informal: 되돌아볼 거야 (doe-dol-a-bol geo-ya)
• Imperative:
 – Polite: 되돌아보세요 (doe-dol-a-bo-se-yo)

Example Sentences:
1. When reflecting on a past mistake:
 • Korean: 실수를 한 후에는 반드시 되돌아봐야 해요.
 • Romanized: Sil-su-reul han hu-e-neun ban-dwi-doe-dol-a-bwa-ya hae-yo.
 • English: After making a mistake, you must look back and learn.
2. When advising someone to reconsider their decision:
 • Korean: 그 결정을 내리기 전에 한 번 되돌아보세요.
 • Romanized: Geu gyeol-jeong-eul nae-ri-gi jeon-e han beon doe-dol-a-bo-se-yo.
 • English: Before making that decision, take a moment to look back (or reconsider).
3. Reflecting on life:
 • Korean: 인생을 돌아보며 많은 것을 배웠어요.
 • Romanized: In-saeng-eul dol-a-bo-myeo man-eun geo-seul bae-weo-sseo-yo.
 • English: I learned a lot by reflecting on my life.

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