다녀와
dah-nyuh-wah
danyeowa
regular
다녀오다
To say to return politely in the present tense, use 다녀와요 (dah-nyuh-wah-yoh) · danyeowayo. Below is the full conjugation of 다녀오다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 다녀와요 dah-nyuh-wah-yoh danyeowayo | 다녀옵니다 dah-nyuh-ohm-nee-dah danyeoomnida | |
| Past | 다녀왔어 dah-nyuh-wah-ssuh danyeowasseo | 다녀왔어요 dah-nyuh-wah-ssuh-yoh danyeowasseoyo | 다녀왔습니다 dah-nyuh-wah-sseum-nee-dah danyeowasseumnida |
| Future | 다녀올 거야 dah-nyuh-ohl guh-yah danyeool geoya | 다녀올 거예요 dah-nyuh-ohl guh-yae-yoh danyeool geoyeyo | 다녀올 겁니다 dah-nyuh-ohl guhm-nee-dah danyeool geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
다녀오세요
dah-nyuh-oh-sae-yoh
danyeooseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
다녀와요
dah-nyuh-wah-yoh
danyeowayo
Question Polite (요)
다녀와요?
dah-nyuh-wah-yoh-?
danyeowayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
다녀오고
dah-nyuh-oh-goh
danyeoogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
다녀오면
dah-nyuh-oh-myuhn
danyeoomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
다녀오고 있어요
dah-nyuh-oh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
danyeoogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
다녀오고 싶어요
dah-nyuh-oh-goh shee-puh-yoh
danyeoogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
다녀올 수 있어요
dah-nyuh-ohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
danyeool su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
다녀와서
dah-nyuh-wah-suh
danyeowaseo
Noun form — (기)
다녀오기
dah-nyuh-oh-gee
danyeoogi
Noun form — (음)
다녀옴
dah-nyuh-ohm
danyeoom