Korean word

다가오다

Pronunciation

Romanizationtagaoda

Meaning

  • verbapproach

Example

버스가 다가와요.peo seu ga ta ga wa yo

The bus is approaching.

Illustration for 다가오다 (approach)

More examples

주말이 다가오네요.chu ma ri ta ga o ne yo

The weekend is drawing near.

Core concept

The distance or time between something and a reference point keeps shrinking as it comes near.

Common phrases

  • 버스가 다가오다peo seu ga ta ga o da

    bus approaching

  • 생일이 다가오다saeng i ri ta ga o da

    birthday approaching

  • 주말이 다가오다chu ma ri ta ga o da

    weekend approaching

Similar words

다가가다tagagada: Moving toward a person or place and drawing close to the target.
가까워지다kakkawojida: Gradually becoming nearer as the gap in space or time gets smaller.
오다oda: Moving toward the speaker or a relevant place and arriving there.

Definition in Korean

화자나 기준점 쪽으로 물리적이나 시간적으로 가까워지는 동작이나 상태를 나타내는 자동사hwa ja na ki jun jeom jjo geu ro mul li jeo gi na si gan jeo geu ro ka kka wo ji neun tong ja gi na sang tae reul na ta nae neun cha dong sa

Word origin

다가오다 (dagaoda, "come closer") combines 다가 (daga, "toward or nearer") with 오다 (oda, "come"), forming a verb for movement toward a reference point.

Usage tips

  • In English, approach can take an object, while this Korean verb presents the approaching thing as the subject.

Other meanings

  • loomverb

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