여 보다)¶

If you want to say "try doing something" or express that you have experienced something in Easy Korean, you use the structure -아/어/여 보다. The verb 보다 literally means "to see," so the nuance is "do something and see what happens."

Conjugation (Present Tense rules)¶

Combine the verb with the present tense form + 보다. - 가다 -> 가 + 보다 -> 가 보다 (try going) - 먹다 -> 먹어 + 보다 -> 먹어 보다 (try eating) - 하다 -> 해 + 보다 -> 해 보다 (try doing)

Polite/Past forms¶

이거 먹어 보세요. (Please try eating this.)
한국에 가 봤어요. (I have tried going to Korea / I have been to Korea.)
그 옷을 입어 볼 거예요. (I will try on those clothes.)