돌아가다

Korean

Etymology

돌 (dol-, “to turn”)+ 아 (-a, infinitive suffix) + 가다 (gada, “to go”).

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 도라가다 (Yale: twola-kata).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ɾa̠ɡa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [도라가다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	doragada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dol'agada
McCune–Reischauer?	toragada
Yale Romanization?	tol.akata

Verb

돌아가다 • (doragada) (infinitive 돌아가, sequential 돌아가니)

1. (intransitive) to return, to go back

   Antonym: 돌아오다 (doraoda, “to come back”)

   저는 9월 1일에 캐나다로 돌아갈 거예요.

   Jeo-neun gu-wol ir-ir-e Kaenada-ro doragal geo-yeyo.

   I will go back to Canada on September 1st.

2. (intransitive, honorific) to pass away (to do)

   노환으로 돌아가시다 ― nohwan-euro doragasida ― to die of old age

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 돌아가다 (doragada): vowel-stem, 가(ga)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	돌아간다 doraganda	돌아가 doraga	돌아가요 doragayo	돌아갑니다 doragamnida
	Past	돌아갔다 doragatda	돌아갔어 doragasseo	돌아갔어요 doragasseoyo	돌아갔습니다 doragatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	돌아가느냐 doraganeunya	돌아가 doraga	돌아가요 doragayo	돌아갑니까 doragamnikka
	Past	돌아갔느냐 doraganneunya	돌아갔어 doragasseo	돌아갔어요 doragasseoyo	돌아갔습니까 doragatseumnikka
Hortative		돌아가자 doragaja	돌아가 doraga	돌아가요 doragayo	돌아가십시다 doragasipsida
Imperative		돌아가거라, 돌아가라 doragageora, doragara	돌아가 doraga	돌아가요 doragayo	돌아갑시오 doragapsio
Assertive		돌아가겠다 doragagetda	돌아가겠어 doragagesseo	돌아가겠어요 doragagesseoyo	돌아가겠습니다 doragagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		돌아가 doraga	돌아가서 doragaseo	돌아가니 doragani	돌아가니까 doraganikka
Contrast		돌아가지만 doragajiman	돌아가는데 doraganeunde	돌아가더니 doragadeoni
Conjunction		돌아가고 doragago
Condition		돌아가면 doragamyeon	돌아가야 doragaya
Motive		돌아가려고 doragaryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		돌아감 doragam	돌아가기 doragagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		돌아갔음 doragasseum	돌아갔기 doragatgi
Determiners	Past	돌아간 doragan
	Present	돌아가는 doraganeun
	Future	돌아갈 doragal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	돌아가신다 doragasinda	돌아가셔 doragasyeo	돌아가세요, 돌아가셔요 doragaseyo, doragasyeoyo	돌아가십니다 doragasimnida
	Past	돌아가셨다 doragasyeotda	돌아가셨어 doragasyeosseo	돌아가셨어요 doragasyeosseoyo	돌아가셨습니다 doragasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	돌아가시느냐 doragasineunya	돌아가셔 doragasyeo	돌아가세요, 돌아가셔요 doragaseyo, doragasyeoyo	돌아가십니까 doragasimnikka
	Past	돌아가셨느냐 doragasyeonneunya	돌아가셨어 doragasyeosseo	돌아가셨어요 doragasyeosseoyo	돌아가셨습니까 doragasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		돌아가시라 doragasira	돌아가셔 doragasyeo	돌아가세요 doragaseyo	돌아가십시오 doragasipsio
Assertive		돌아가시겠다 doragasigetda	돌아가시겠어 doragasigesseo	돌아가시겠어요 doragasigesseoyo	돌아가시겠습니다 doragasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		돌아가셔 doragasyeo	돌아가셔서 doragasyeoseo	돌아가시니 doragasini	돌아가시니까 doragasinikka
Contrast		돌아가시지만 doragasijiman	돌아가시는데 doragasineunde	돌아가시더니 doragasideoni
Conjunction		돌아가시고 doragasigo
Condition		돌아가시면 doragasimyeon	돌아가셔야 doragasyeoya
Motive		돌아가시려고 doragasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		돌아가심 doragasim	돌아가시기 doragasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		돌아가셨음 doragasyeosseum	돌아가셨기 doragasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	돌아가신 doragasin
	Present	돌아가시는 doragasineun
	Future	돌아가실 doragasil

    Selected forms of the verb 돌아가시다 (doragasida): vowel-stem, 시(si)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	돌아가신다 doragasinda	돌아가셔 doragasyeo	돌아가세요, 돌아가셔요 doragaseyo, doragasyeoyo	돌아가십니다 doragasimnida
	Past	돌아가셨다 doragasyeotda	돌아가셨어 doragasyeosseo	돌아가셨어요 doragasyeosseoyo	돌아가셨습니다 doragasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	돌아가시느냐 doragasineunya	돌아가셔 doragasyeo	돌아가세요, 돌아가셔요 doragaseyo, doragasyeoyo	돌아가십니까 doragasimnikka
	Past	돌아가셨느냐 doragasyeonneunya	돌아가셨어 doragasyeosseo	돌아가셨어요 doragasyeosseoyo	돌아가셨습니까 doragasyeotseumnikka
Imperative				돌아가세요, 돌아가셔요 doragaseyo, doragasyeoyo	돌아가십시오 doragasipsio
Assertive		돌아가시겠다 doragasigetda	돌아가시겠어 doragasigesseo	돌아가시겠어요 doragasigesseoyo	돌아가시겠습니다 doragasigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		돌아가셔 doragasyeo	돌아가셔서 doragasyeoseo	돌아가시니 doragasini	돌아가시니까 doragasinikka
Contrast		돌아가시지만 doragasijiman	돌아가시는데 doragasineunde	돌아가시더니 doragasideoni
Conjunction		돌아가시고 doragasigo
Condition		돌아가시면 doragasimyeon	돌아가셔야 doragasyeoya
Motive		돌아가시려고 doragasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		돌아가심 doragasim	돌아가시기 doragasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		돌아가셨음 doragasyeosseum	돌아가셨기 doragasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	돌아가신 doragasin
	Present	돌아가시는 doragasineun
	Future	돌아가실 doragasil

This verb is in honorific form.