What does 가봤어요 mean?
가봤어요 means "Went there and actually tried it." in Korean.
How it works here
In V-아/어 보다, 보다 adds the meaning of having personally tried or experienced an action. 가봤어요 combines 가다 (to go) with -아 보다, the past tense, and a polite ending to ask about actual experience of going.
Key expression
-아/어 보다
Indicates having actually tried an action; used to ask or talk about experience.
Attach ‘-아/어 보다’ to a verb, as in 해보다, 먹어보다, or 만나보다. Here, ‘보다’ means trying or experiencing something, not simply seeing it. The past form 봤어요 is especially common.
When it's used
Used to ask whether someone has tried or experienced an action before.
The line
둘이 같이 해외여행 가봤어요?
Have the two of you ever traveled abroad together?
The speaker casually asks whether the listener has experienced an activity.
Scene from “우리가 쟤네보다 낫다ㅋ” · Channel: 9트쫑 Watch on YouTube
More examples
이 식당 음식은 드셔 봤어요?
Have you tried the food at this restaurant?
그 책은 한번 읽어 봤어.
I’ve tried reading that book once.
Quick check
When would you use this expression?
가봤어요
둘이 같이 해외여행 가봤어요?
Have the two of you ever traveled abroad together?
- Ordering someone to buy food at the store and bring it back.
- Saying that you have only seen it in a picture.
- Asking a friend whether they have ever personally eaten that food before.
Show the answer
Asking a friend whether they have ever personally eaten that food before.
Indicates having actually tried an action; used to ask or talk about experience. Attach ‘-아/어 보다’ to a verb, as in 해보다, 먹어보다, or 만나보다. Here, ‘보다’ means trying or experiencing something, not simply seeing it. The past form 봤어요 is especially common.
Other words in this line
- 둘
- Two
- 같이
- Together
- 해외여행
- Overseas travel
- 가다
- To go
Same expression in other scenes
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