Korean Conversation · Level 36
15 words
Korean word
도착하다
Pronunciation
Romanizationtochakada
Meaning
- verbarrive
Example
집에 도착했어요.chi be to cha kae sseo yo
I arrived home.
More examples
비행기가 곧 도착할 거예요.pi haeng gi ga kot to cha kal kkeo ye yo
The airplane will arrive soon.
Core concept
Movement ends at the intended place, with the arrival now complete.
Common phrases
공항에 도착하다kong hang e to cha ka da
arrive at the airport
시간에 도착하다si ga ne to cha ka da
arrive on time
역에 도착하다yeo ge to cha ka da
arrive at the station
Similar words
오다oda: Move toward the speaker or a relevant place and end up there.
Definition in Korean
정해진 목적지나 기한에 도달함을 나타내는 동사로, 보통 '…에 도착하다' 형태로 쓰이는 동사.cheong hae jin mok jjeok jji na ki ha ne to dal ha meul na ta nae neun tong sa ro po tong e to cha ka da hyeong tae ro sseu i neun tong sa
Word origin
Its first part is the Sino-Korean word for arrival, while the added verb element turns that noun into an action word.
Usage tips
- English uses both arrive and reach, but this Korean verb does not normally take the destination as a bare object, which helps prevent English-based errors.
Other meanings
- reachverb
Opposites
- 출발하다chulbalhadadepartverb
- 떠나다tteonadaleaveverb
Related words
- 도착tochakarrivalnoun
- 도착지tochakjjidestinationnoun
- 도착자tochakjjaarrivernoun