Korean word

오가다

Pronunciation

Romanizationogada

Meaning

  • verbgo back and forth

Example

사무실에서는 인사말이 오가고 있다.sa mu si re seo neun in sa ma ri o ga go it tta

Greetings are going back and forth in the office.

Illustration for 오가다 (go back and forth)

More examples

편지로 감사의 마음이 오가고 있다.pyeon ji ro kam sa ui ma eu mi o ga go it tta

Gratitude is being exchanged through letters.

Core concept

Movement or communication repeatedly travels in both directions between places or people.

Common phrases

  • 편지가 오가다pyeon ji ga o ga da

    letters go back and forth

  • 소문이 오가다so mu ni o ga da

    rumors go back and forth

Similar words

왔다갔다하다watttagatttahada: Moving repeatedly between two places involves going there and coming back again and again.
드나들다teunadeulda: People or things repeatedly enter and leave a place.
다니다tanida: Regularly visiting a place shows an ongoing habit or connection.
주고받다chugobattta: Two sides exchange things, messages, or words by giving and receiving in turn.

Definition in Korean

사람이나 물건·말 등이 한 곳과 다른 곳을 계속 왔다 갔다하거나 서로 주고받는 상태를 나타내는 동사sa ra mi na mul geon mal teung i han kot kkwa ta reun ko seul kye sok wat tta kat tta ha geo na seo ro chu go ban neun sang tae reul na ta nae neun tong sa

Word origin

오가다 (ogada, "go back and forth") is formed from native Korean verbs meaning come and go, linking two-way movement with exchanges.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may expect a verb about travel, but Korean also applies this word to greetings, opinions, and other messages moving between people.

Other meanings

  • pass back and forthverb

Opposites

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