Korean word

날아가다

Pronunciation

Romanizationnaragada

Meaning

  • verbfly away

Example

새가 날아가고 있어요.sae ga na ra ga go i sseo yo

The bird is flying away.

Illustration for 날아가다 (fly away)

More examples

기회가 날아가버렸어요.ki hoe ga na ra ga beo ryeo sseo yo

The opportunity has slipped away.

Core concept

Movement through the air that carries a bird, insect, or object away from its starting place and possibly out of view.

Common phrases

  • 기회가 날아가다ki hoe ga na ra ga da

    opportunity slips away

  • 연이 날아가다yeo ni na ra ga da

    kite flies away

Similar words

날다nalda: Travel through the air by using wings or by drifting lightly in the wind.
떠나다tteonada: Go away from a place or group and leave it behind.
사라지다sarajida: Become impossible to see, with no visible trace remaining.
없어지다eopsseojida: Become absent so that something that was present is no longer there.

Definition in Korean

새나 곤충, 물건 등이 공중으로 날아가면서 시야에서 사라지거나 위치가 바뀌는 움직임을 가리키는 동사.sae na kon chung mul geon teung i kong jung eu ro na ra ga myeon seo si ya e seo sa ra ji geo na wi chi ga pa kkwi neun um ji gi meul ka ri ki neun tong sa

Word origin

It is formed by combining the Korean verbs meaning fly and go, so the second part adds the idea of moving onward or away.

Usage tips

  • This verb focuses on something flying off or out of sight, while a more general flight verb can describe being airborne without leaving.

Other meanings

  • flyverb

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