Korean word

내려가다

Pronunciation

Romanizationnaeryeogada

Meaning

  • verbgo down

Example

오늘 기온이 많이 내려갔어요.o neul ki o ni ma ni nae ryeo ga sseo yo

Today's temperature went down a lot.

Illustration for 내려가다 (go down)

More examples

열이 내려가서 다행이에요.yeo ri nae ryeo ga seo ta haeng i e yo

I'm glad the fever went down.

Core concept

Something moves away from a higher point and reaches a lower place, position, or level.

Common phrases

  • 열이 내려가다yeo ri nae ryeo ga da

    for a fever to go down

  • 기온이 내려가다ki o ni nae ryeo ga da

    for the temperature to go down

Similar words

내려오다naeryeooda: Moves down from a higher place toward the speaker or listener.
떨어지다tteoreojida: Falls downward after losing support or its former place.
낮아지다najajida: Becomes lower than before in height, level, temperature, or value.

Definition in Korean

높은 곳에서 낮은 곳으로 사람·물건이 움직이거나 기온·수치처럼 상태가 낮아지는 동사no peun ko se seo na jeun ko seu ro sa ram mul geo ni um ji gi geo na ki on su chi cheo reom sang tae ga na ja ji neun tong sa

Word origin

Its form joins the Korean expression for descending with the verb meaning go, which helps connect physical downward movement with falling values.

Usage tips

  • The viewpoint matters because this word presents downward movement as going away from the reference point, while Korean uses a different verb for coming down toward it.

Other meanings

  • descendverb

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