을 봤어요

saw

→ 을

phrase Rare #17,793

saw A polite past-tense expression meaning “saw.” The particle 을 marks the thing or person that was seen and attaches to a noun ending in a consonant; 봤어요 is the past form of 보다.

KO: 어제 영화 한 편을 봤어요.

EN: I watched a movie yesterday.

전 빙산을 봤어요

I saw an iceberg.

— 타이타닉 (1997)

아버님, 어제 춘성을 봤어요

Father, I saw Choonseong yesterday.

— 인생 (1994)

선생님의 졸업 앨범을 봤어요

I looked at the teacher’s yearbook.

— 죽은 시인의 사회 (1989)

사우론을 봤어요

I saw Sauron.

— 반지의 제왕: 왕의 귀환 (2003)