돌아오다

Korean

Etymology

돌 (dol-, “to turn”)+ 아 (-a, infinitive suffix) + 오다 (oda, “to come”).

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ɾa̠o̞da̠]

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• Phonetic hangul: [도라오다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	doraoda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dol'aoda
McCune–Reischauer?	toraoda
Yale Romanization?	tol.aota

Verb

돌아오다 • (doraoda) (infinitive 돌아와, sequential 돌아오니)

1. (intransitive) to return, to come back

   Antonym: 돌아가다 (doragada, “to go back”)

   • 1972, “돌아와요 부산항에 [Dorawayo Busanhang-e, Return to Busan Port]”, 황선우 [Hwang Sun-woo] (lyrics), performed by 조용필 [Cho Yong-pil]:

     돌아와요 부산항에 그리운 내 형제여

     dorawayo Busanhang-e geuriun nae hyeongje-yeo

     Return to the Port of Busan, my beloved brother!

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 돌아오다 (doraoda): vowel-stem, 오(o)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	돌아온다 doraonda	돌아와 dorawa	돌아와요 dorawayo	돌아옵니다 doraomnida
	Past	돌아왔다 dorawatda	돌아왔어 dorawasseo	돌아왔어요 dorawasseoyo	돌아왔습니다 dorawatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	돌아오느냐 doraoneunya	돌아와 dorawa	돌아와요 dorawayo	돌아옵니까 doraomnikka
	Past	돌아왔느냐 dorawanneunya	돌아왔어 dorawasseo	돌아왔어요 dorawasseoyo	돌아왔습니까 dorawatseumnikka
Hortative		돌아오자 doraoja	돌아와 dorawa	돌아와요 dorawayo	돌아오십시다 doraosipsida
Imperative		돌아오너라, 돌아와라 doraoneora, dorawara	돌아와 dorawa	돌아와요 dorawayo	돌아옵시오 doraopsio
Assertive		돌아오겠다 doraogetda	돌아오겠어 doraogesseo	돌아오겠어요 doraogesseoyo	돌아오겠습니다 doraogetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		돌아와 dorawa	돌아와서 dorawaseo	돌아오니 doraoni	돌아오니까 doraonikka
Contrast		돌아오지만 doraojiman	돌아오는데 doraoneunde	돌아오더니 doraodeoni
Conjunction		돌아오고 doraogo
Condition		돌아오면 doraomyeon	돌아와야 dorawaya
Motive		돌아오려고 doraoryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		돌아옴 doraom	돌아오기 doraogi
Past-tense verbal nouns		돌아왔음 dorawasseum	돌아왔기 dorawatgi
Determiners	Past	돌아온 doraon
	Present	돌아오는 doraoneun
	Future	돌아올 doraol

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	돌아오신다 doraosinda	돌아오셔 doraosyeo	돌아오세요, 돌아오셔요 doraoseyo, doraosyeoyo	돌아오십니다 doraosimnida
	Past	돌아오셨다 doraosyeotda	돌아오셨어 doraosyeosseo	돌아오셨어요 doraosyeosseoyo	돌아오셨습니다 doraosyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	돌아오시느냐 doraosineunya	돌아오셔 doraosyeo	돌아오세요, 돌아오셔요 doraoseyo, doraosyeoyo	돌아오십니까 doraosimnikka
	Past	돌아오셨느냐 doraosyeonneunya	돌아오셨어 doraosyeosseo	돌아오셨어요 doraosyeosseoyo	돌아오셨습니까 doraosyeotseumnikka
Imperative		돌아오시라 doraosira	돌아오셔 doraosyeo	돌아오세요 doraoseyo	돌아오십시오 doraosipsio
Assertive		돌아오시겠다 doraosigetda	돌아오시겠어 doraosigesseo	돌아오시겠어요 doraosigesseoyo	돌아오시겠습니다 doraosigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		돌아오셔 doraosyeo	돌아오셔서 doraosyeoseo	돌아오시니 doraosini	돌아오시니까 doraosinikka
Contrast		돌아오시지만 doraosijiman	돌아오시는데 doraosineunde	돌아오시더니 doraosideoni
Conjunction		돌아오시고 doraosigo
Condition		돌아오시면 doraosimyeon	돌아오셔야 doraosyeoya
Motive		돌아오시려고 doraosiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		돌아오심 doraosim	돌아오시기 doraosigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		돌아오셨음 doraosyeosseum	돌아오셨기 doraosyeotgi
Determiners	Past	돌아오신 doraosin
	Present	돌아오시는 doraosineun
	Future	돌아오실 doraosil