돌아가셔
doh-rah-gah-syuh
doragasyeo
regular
돌아가시다
To say to pass away (honorific of 죽다, to die) politely in the present tense, use 돌아가셔요 (doh-rah-gah-syuh-yoh) · doragasyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 돌아가시다 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 | 돌아가셔요 doh-rah-gah-syuh-yoh doragasyeoyo | 돌아가십니다 doh-rah-gah-sheem-nee-dah doragasimnida | |
| Past | 돌아가셨어 doh-rah-gah-syuh-ssuh doragasyeosseo | 돌아가셨어요 doh-rah-gah-syuh-ssuh-yoh doragasyeosseoyo | 돌아가셨습니다 doh-rah-gah-syuh-sseum-nee-dah doragasyeosseumnida |
| Future | 돌아가실 거야 doh-rah-gah-sheel guh-yah doragasil geoya | 돌아가실 거예요 doh-rah-gah-sheel guh-yae-yoh doragasil geoyeyo | 돌아가실 겁니다 doh-rah-gah-sheel guhm-nee-dah doragasil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
돌아가시세요
doh-rah-gah-shee-sae-yoh
doragasiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
돌아가셔요
doh-rah-gah-syuh-yoh
doragasyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
돌아가셔요?
doh-rah-gah-syuh-yoh-?
doragasyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
돌아가시고
doh-rah-gah-shee-goh
doragasigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
돌아가시면
doh-rah-gah-shee-myuhn
doragasimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
돌아가시고 있어요
doh-rah-gah-shee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
doragasigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
돌아가시고 싶어요
doh-rah-gah-shee-goh shee-puh-yoh
doragasigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
돌아가실 수 있어요
doh-rah-gah-sheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
doragasil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
돌아가셔서
doh-rah-gah-syuh-suh
doragasyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
돌아가시기
doh-rah-gah-shee-gee
doragasigi
Noun form — (음)
돌아가심
doh-rah-gah-sheem
doragasim