돌아오다

dorawoda

verb★Beginner

general

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

여행에서 돌아왔어요.

I returned from my trip.

시간이 돌아왔어.

Time has returned.

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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.

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Often used in contexts of recovery or restoration.

Collocations

집에 돌아오다to return home시간이 돌아오다time to return정신 차리고 돌아오다to come to one's senses

돌아오다phrase

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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