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학교에 가다
hakgyoe gada
go to school
매일 아침에 학교에 가요.
I go to school every morning.
formal
to travel to a school as a destination, typically for education or work
그는 아침 8시에 학교에 갑니다.
He goes to school at 8 AM.
저는 학교에 걸어가요.
I walk to school.
Commonly used in daily conversation to describe the action of heading to school. Often paired with time expressions like '아침에' (in the morning) or '버스로' (by bus).
Collocations
학교에 가다go to school학교에 일찍 가다go to school early학교에 늦게 가다go to school late학교에 버스로 가다go to school by bus학교에 걸어서 가다walk to school
Related Phrases
Pro Tip
Common Mistake: Using '학교를 가다'
In Korean, when expressing movement toward a place, the particle '에' (to) is used instead of '를' (object marker). Say '학교에 가다' (go to school), not '학교를 가다'. The latter is incorrect.
Gold Rule
Movement + Destination Rule
For verbs of movement (e.g., 가다 'to go', 오다 'to come'), use '에' to indicate the destination: '장소 + 에 + 가다/오다'. Example: '도시에 가다' (go to the city), '집에 오다' (come home).
Word Origin
Composed of '학교' (school) + '에' (to, toward) + '가다' (to go). Literally means 'to go to school'.
Usage Notes
This phrase is used in both formal and informal contexts. In Korean, '학교에 가다' is the standard way to express the action of going to school, while '등교하다' is a more formal verb meaning 'to attend school' or 'to go to school' in an institutional sense.
Word Breakdown
학교
school
noun에
to, toward (direction particle)
particle가다
to go
verb한영사전