Korean word

떠나다

Pronunciation

Romanizationtteonada

Meaning

  • verbleave

Example

그는 집을 떠났어요.keu neun chi beul tteo na sseo yo

He left the house.

Illustration for 떠나다 (leave)

More examples

배가 항구를 떠났어요.pae ga hang gu reul tteo na sseo yo

The ship left the harbor.

Core concept

Moving away from a place so that it is left behind.

Common phrases

  • 회사를 떠나다hoe sa reul tteo na da

    leave a company

  • 여행을 떠나다yeo haeng eul tteo na da

    set off on a trip

  • 자리를 떠나다cha ri reul tteo na da

    leave one's seat

Similar words

나가다nagada: To go out of a room, building, or other enclosed place.
출발하다chulbalhada: To set off for a journey, often at a planned time.
헤어지다heeojida: To part from someone when a relationship comes to an end.
그만두다keumanduda: To quit something that has been ongoing, such as work or a habit.

Definition in Korean

어떤 자리나 장소에서 떠나 그곳에 없게 되거나 다른 곳으로 이동하는 일을 이르는 말.eo tteon cha ri na chang so e seo tteo na keu go se eop kke toe geo na ta reun ko seu ro i dong ha neun i reul i reu neun mal

Word origin

This is a native Korean verb, and its exact historical origin and internal formation are uncertain, so learning the whole word as the verb for going away avoids a false word-by-word analysis.

Usage tips

  • English leave can also mean not take something, but 떠나다 (tteonada, "go away from a place") focuses on a person or thing going away.

Other meanings

  • set offverb
  • move awayverb
  • go awayverb

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