Korean word

돌아가다

Pronunciation

Romanizationtoragada

Meaning

  • verbgo home

Example

이제 집으로 돌아가겠습니다.i je chi beu ro to ra ga get sseum ni da

I will go home now.

Illustration for 돌아가다 (go home)

More examples

문제를 해결하면 상태가 원래대로 돌아간다.mun je reul hae gyeol ha myeon sang tae ga wol lae dae ro to ra gan da

Once the problem is solved, the state returns to its original condition.

Core concept

Leaving a place and heading back to where one started, often home.

Common phrases

  • 집으로 돌아가다chi beu ro to ra ga da

    go home

  • 학교로 돌아가다hak kkyo ro to ra ga da

    go back to school

  • 원래대로 돌아가다wol lae dae ro to ra ga da

    return to its original state

Similar words

돌아오다toraoda: Coming back to the speaker's place after being away.
가다kada: Moving from the current place toward another place or goal.
오다oda: Coming toward the speaker or a chosen place and arriving there.
출발하다chulbalhada: Setting off from a place to begin a trip.

Definition in Korean

처음 있던 곳이나 출발점으로 다시 가다. 사람의 죽음을 완곡하게 가리킬 때도 있다.cheo eum it tteon ko si na chul bal jeo meu ro ta si ka da sa ra mui chu geu meul wan go ka ge ka ri kil ttae do it tta

Word origin

The word combines the native Korean ideas of turning and going, creating the picture of going back after turning around.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English go home, this word is not limited to home and can describe returning to any earlier place.

Other meanings

  • go backverb
  • dieverb

Opposites

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