돌아가
doh-rah-gah
doraga
regular
돌아가다
To say to return, to go back politely in the present tense, use 돌아가요 (doh-rah-gah-yoh) · doragayo. Below is the full conjugation of 돌아가다 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 | 돌아가요 doh-rah-gah-yoh doragayo | 돌아갑니다 doh-rah-gahm-nee-dah doragamnida | |
| Past | 돌아갔어 doh-rah-gah-ssuh doragasseo | 돌아갔어요 doh-rah-gah-ssuh-yoh doragasseoyo | 돌아갔습니다 doh-rah-gah-sseum-nee-dah doragasseumnida |
| Future | 돌아갈 거야 doh-rah-gahl guh-yah doragal geoya | 돌아갈 거예요 doh-rah-gahl guh-yae-yoh doragal geoyeyo | 돌아갈 겁니다 doh-rah-gahl guhm-nee-dah doragal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
돌아가세요
doh-rah-gah-sae-yoh
doragaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
돌아가요
doh-rah-gah-yoh
doragayo
Question Polite (요)
돌아가요?
doh-rah-gah-yoh-?
doragayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
돌아가고
doh-rah-gah-goh
doragago
Conditional "if" — (면)
돌아가면
doh-rah-gah-myuhn
doragamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
돌아가고 있어요
doh-rah-gah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
doragago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
돌아가고 싶어요
doh-rah-gah-goh shee-puh-yoh
doragago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
돌아갈 수 있어요
doh-rah-gahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
doragal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
돌아가서
doh-rah-gah-suh
doragaseo
Noun form — (기)
돌아가기
doh-rah-gah-gee
doragagi
Noun form — (음)
돌아감
doh-rah-gahm
doragam