English–Korean
“get back” in Korean
Korean
Pronunciation
Romanizationtollyeobattta
Example
친구가 빌려간 책을 돌려받았어.chin gu ga pil lyeo gan chae geul tol lyeo ba da sseo
I got back the book my friend borrowed.
How to say “get back” in Korean
“Get back” in Korean is 돌려받다 (tollyeobattta).
A person regains possession of something that another person had borrowed, held, or received.
Example sentences with 돌려받다
어제 맡겨둔 우산을 돌려받았어.eo je mat kkyeo dun u sa neul tol lyeo ba da sseo
I got back the umbrella I had entrusted to someone yesterday.
Tips for using 돌려받다
- The person marked as the subject is the one who gets the thing back, which helps separate this word from expressions that focus on returning it.