Korean word

돌려받다

Pronunciation

Romanizationtollyeobattta

Meaning

  • verbget back

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.

Illustration for 돌려받다 (get back)

More examples

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.

Core concept

A person regains possession of something that another person had borrowed, held, or received.

Common phrases

  • 돈을 돌려받다to neul tol lyeo bat tta

    get money back

  • 보증금을 돌려받다po jeung geu meul tol lyeo bat tta

    get a deposit back

  • 빌린 우산을 돌려받다pil lin u sa neul tol lyeo bat tta

    get a borrowed umbrella back

Similar words

받다pattta: Receiving something from another person or place brings it into one's possession.
되돌려받다toedollyeobattta: Receiving something again after giving it away means obtaining the returned item once more.
되찾다toechattta: Recovering a lost object or former feeling, right, or ability restores what was missing.

Definition in Korean

남에게 맡겼거나 빌려준 것, 또는 이전된 권리·서류 등을 다른 사람으로부터 다시 받아 원래 상태로 회복시키는 동사.na me ge mat kkyeot kkeo na pil lyeo jun keot tto neun i jeon doen kwol li seo ryu teung eul ta reun sa ra meu ro bu teo ta si pa da wol lae sang tae ro hoe bok ssi ki neun tong sa

Word origin

Its meaning grows from joining a return-related form with receive, so the word presents the event from the receiver's point of view.

Usage tips

  • 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.

Other meanings

  • recoververb

Opposites

  • 뺏기다ppaetkkidahave something taken from youverb

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