Korean word

되돌아가다

Pronunciation

Romanizationtoedoragada

Meaning

  • verbgo back

Example

사진을 잘못 찍어서 집으로 되돌아갔어요.sa ji neul chal mot jji geo seo chi beu ro toe do ra ga sseo yo

Because I took the picture incorrectly, I went back home.

Illustration for 되돌아가다 (go back)

More examples

설정을 변경했는데 다시 원래대로 되돌아갔어요.seol jeong eul pyeon gyeong haen neun de ta si wol lae dae ro toe do ra ga sseo yo

I changed the settings, but they reverted to their original state.

Core concept

Moving back to the place or state where something was before.

Common phrases

  • 집으로 되돌아가다chi beu ro toe do ra ga da

    go back home

  • 길을 되돌아가다ki reul toe do ra ga da

    go back along the road

  • 원래 자리로 되돌아가다wol lae cha ri ro toe do ra ga da

    go back to the original place

Similar words

돌아가다toragada: Head back to the starting place or another earlier place.
돌아오다toraoda: Return toward the speaker's current location after being away.

Definition in Korean

원래 있던 장소나 상태로 다시 돌아가는 동사.wol lae it tteon chang so na sang tae ro ta si to ra ga neun tong sa

Word origin

The form adds the Korean element doe, meaning back or again, to doragada, meaning go back, linking the word to a return movement.

Usage tips

  • The verb does not itself mean going home, so the destination must be understood from context or stated separately.

Other meanings

  • turn backverb

Opposites

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