Korean word

되살아나다

Pronunciation

Romanizationtoesaranada

어제 이야기를 듣고 옛날 기억이 되살아났어요.eo je i ya gi reul teut kko yen nal ki eo gi toe sa ra na sseo yo

After hearing yesterday's story, old memories came back.

오랜만에 운동하니 몸이 되살아났어요.o raen ma ne un dong ha ni mo mi toe sa ra na sseo yo

After exercising for the first time in a long while, my body came back to life.

Something that has weakened or disappeared becomes alive, strong, or present again.

떠오르다tteooreuda: A thought or memory rises into awareness without deliberate effort.
생각나다saenggangnada: A forgotten name, fact, or idea comes back to mind.
되살리다toesallida: An action or method restores lost energy, function, or tradition.

한때 약해지거나 사라졌던 생명·기운·기억 등이 다시 살아나다.han ttae ya kae ji geo na sa ra jeot tteon saeng myeong ki un ki eok teung i ta si sa ra na da

The word combines a prefix meaning again with a verb meaning become alive, giving the sense of returning to life.

Unlike an English sentence with an outside agent restoring something, this verb presents the change as happening to the subject itself.