돌아와
doh-rah-wah
dorawa
regular
돌아오다
To say to return, to come back politely in the present tense, use 돌아와요 (doh-rah-wah-yoh) · dorawayo. Below is the full conjugation of 돌아오다 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 | 돌아와요 doh-rah-wah-yoh dorawayo | 돌아옵니다 doh-rah-ohm-nee-dah doraomnida | |
| Past | 돌아왔어 doh-rah-wah-ssuh dorawasseo | 돌아왔어요 doh-rah-wah-ssuh-yoh dorawasseoyo | 돌아왔습니다 doh-rah-wah-sseum-nee-dah dorawasseumnida |
| Future | 돌아올 거야 doh-rah-ohl guh-yah doraol geoya | 돌아올 거예요 doh-rah-ohl guh-yae-yoh doraol geoyeyo | 돌아올 겁니다 doh-rah-ohl guhm-nee-dah doraol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
돌아오세요
doh-rah-oh-sae-yoh
doraoseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
돌아와요
doh-rah-wah-yoh
dorawayo
Question Polite (요)
돌아와요?
doh-rah-wah-yoh-?
dorawayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
돌아오고
doh-rah-oh-goh
doraogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
돌아오면
doh-rah-oh-myuhn
doraomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
돌아오고 있어요
doh-rah-oh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
doraogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
돌아오고 싶어요
doh-rah-oh-goh shee-puh-yoh
doraogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
돌아올 수 있어요
doh-rah-ohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
doraol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
돌아와서
doh-rah-wah-suh
dorawaseo
Noun form — (기)
돌아오기
doh-rah-oh-gee
doraogi
Noun form — (음)
돌아옴
doh-rah-ohm
doraom