Korean

뒤돌아서다

뒤돌아서다
Meaning: to turn around; to turn one's back; to break up
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 뒤돌아서다
Present 뒤돌아선다
Polite 뒤돌아서요
Formal 뒤돌아섭니다
Past 뒤돌아섰다
Past + Polite 뒤돌아섰어요
Guess + Polite 뒤돌아서겠어요
Connective 뒤돌아서고
Conditional 뒤돌아서면
Volitional 뒤돌아서자
Imperative 뒤돌아서라
Imperative + Polite 뒤돌아서세요
Attributive 뒤돌아서는 / 뒤돌아선 / 뒤돌아설

Example

He turned around and left without saying a word.

Usage Notes

Literal meaning is to turn one's body to face the opposite direction. Figuratively, it can mean breaking off a relationship.

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