Korean

돌아오다

돌아오다
Meaning: to come back, to return
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 돌아오다
Present 돌아온다
Polite 돌아와요
Formal 돌아옵니다
Past 돌아왔다
Past + Polite 돌아왔어요
Guess + Polite 돌아오겠어요
Connective 돌아오고
Conditional 돌아오면
Volitional 돌아오자
Imperative 돌아와라
Imperative + Polite 돌아오세요
Attributive 돌아오는 / 돌아온 / 돌아올

Example sentences

I will come back to Korea next year.
모든 것이 정상으로 돌아왔다.
Everything returned to normal.
프로 야구 시즌이 드디어 돌아왔다.
The professional baseball season has finally returned.
십 년 만에 고향에 돌아왔다.
I came back to my hometown after ten years.
그는 학교에 가다가 도로 집으로 돌아왔다.
He went to school, but then came back home.
자정이 넘어서야 그는 집에 돌아왔다.
He only came home after midnight.
거센 폭풍이 몰아쳐서 배들이 항구로 돌아왔다.
Ships returned to the port because a fierce storm raged.
그는 치열한 전장에서 살아 돌아왔다.
He came back alive from the fierce battlefield.
나는 오빠가 건강하게 돌아오기를 간절히 기도했다.
I prayed earnestly for my brother to return healthy.
그는 유학을 떠난 이듬해에 고향으로 돌아왔다.
He returned to his hometown the year after he left for study abroad.

Usage Notes

Indicates returning to a place where the speaker is or will be.

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