7 아/어/여 봤자 💞💞💞

Question 1

너/아/여 봤자
There is no use, even if
Common in spoken Korean

Answer 1

말하다
말해 봤자 even if you say that, even if you speak

Question 2

첮 to look and to find
찾아 봤자 even if you look for something or even if you find something

Following clause would probably be there’s no use, it work or you can’t, get the desired result

Question 3

Obviously many other ways to say 어/아 봤자
(아/어도, 아/어 봐도)
But those are a little formal and less intense of a nuance.

Question 4

After you say 봤자 it’s expected there will be something that doesn’t work out, but to emphasize you can/should use words like
소용없 it won’t help, it’s useless
안 되 won’t work, can’t do it, forget it
시간 낭비예요 waste of time

여기에 있어 봤자 시간 낭비예요.
Even if you stay here, it is a waste of time.
1/2

Answer 4

울어 봤자 소용없어요.
Even if you cry, it will not help.

2/2 or can just add a negative phrase using 안 or 못

지금 출발해 봤자 시간 안에 못 가요.
Even if you leave now, you cannot get there in time. (With 못)

Question 5

가 봤자 시간 낭비예요.
Even if you go, it will be a waste of your time.

말해 봤자 소용없어요.
Even if you talk (to them), it will be of no use.

Question 6

The meaning is still clear without 안 되, 시간, 낭비예요, 소용없어요 obviously
So a lot of people just drop it and add 이에요/예요 after 봤자

Answer 6

해 봤자예요 There is no use/result in trying to do it.
가 봤자예요 even if you go there is no use

Question 7

저한테 말해 봤자 소용없어요.
There is no use in talking/telling to me. Could be said as ..?

Answer 7

저한테 말해 봤자예요

Question 8

모르는 척해 봤자 이미 다 알고 있어요.

Answer 8

Even if you pretend you do not know, I already know (am knowing) all about it.

Question 9

봤자 can be replaced with
어/아/여 봐야 but CANNOT be used with 이다

(어/아/여 봐예요 XX)

Answer 9

여기에 있어 봐야 시간 낭비예요.
Even if you stay here, it is a waste of time.

울어 봐야 소용없어요. Even if you cry it’s no help

Question 10

한국어가 어려워 봤자…

Question 11

Similar to 나 마나 (see 23)

Question 12

봤자 literally means “even if you try (doing,reading, ect …”

Question 13

봤자 can be used with adjectives unlike 나 마나
맛있어 봤자 even if it’s delicious

Question 14

봤자 most commonly used with ㄹ 것 future ending
지금 가 봤자 늦었을 거야
Assuming something would have happened (literally will)

Question 15

봤자 and 나 마나 often can be interchangeable

Question 16

Another meaning of 봤자
An underestimation (how much could you possibly…., how good could it really ..)

Answer 16

맛있어 봤자, 얼마나 맛있겠어요
Even if it’s good, how good could(will) it be? (Speaker thinks it might not be that good)

Question 17

Clause before 봤자 is not great or noteworthy “even if doing/being… it won’t be that much”
No matter how pretty you are, you can’t become an actor.
If I’d eat can eat a lot, how much can he really eat?

Question 18

-Past tense can’t be used before and after A/V 아/어 봤자.
But 았/었을 거예요 can be used when supposing what likely happened in the past.

Question 19

봤자예요 less common than 나 마나예요

Question 20

아/어/여 봤자 Even if you go ahead and do it, you will not achieve what you want
(으)나 마나 is No matter whether you do it or not, the result is fixed.

응. 그런데 얘기를 하나 마나야.
Yes, but no matter whether I talk to him/her or not, nothing changes.
Could use 봤자 to emphasize “I won’t get what I want”

Answer 20

석진 씨한테 물어보나 마나 안 된다고 할 거예요.
=Whether I ask Seokjin or not, he will certainly say no.

석진 씨한테 물어보나 마나 하나도 달라지는 게 없어요.
=No matter whether I ask Seokjin or not, nothing changes.
2nd is weird here