돌아오다

dorawoda

to return

나는 내일 집으로 돌아올 거야.

I will return home tomorrow.

general

To come back to a place or person after being away.

여행에서 돌아왔어요.

I returned from my trip.

시간이 돌아왔어.

Time has returned.

Can be used for physical return or metaphorical return (e.g., time, feelings).

general

To revert to a previous state or condition.

모든 것이 원래대로 돌아왔어.

Everything returned to normal.

Often used in contexts of recovery or restoration.

Collocations

to return

Use '돌아오다' when referring to returning to a place or person after being away.

The verb can be used for both physical returns (e.g., returning home) and metaphorical returns (e.g., time returning).

From 돌다 (to turn) + 오다 (to come).

Can be used for both physical and metaphorical returns. Often used with locations or states.

돌다

to turn

root

오다

to come

root

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